Dish with Lychee and Chrysanthemum Design
late 13th – early 14th century
Dimensions
H. 4.6 x Diam. 14.9 cm (1 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Shirley Nye (d. 2003), New York (by 1999), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.
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