Cup
late 6th-early 7th century
Description
Cup with wide, rimless mouth and sides tapering inward to a small, slightly splayed circular foot; white porcelain with transparent glaze tinged with pale celadon green that stops short of the foot; base unglazed and marked with the ideograph 波 (bo) brush-written in red ink on the base after firing. From northern China; Hebei or Henan province. Part of a set comprising five cups and a circular tray (2006.170.1-6).
Dimensions
H. 7.4 x Diam. 8.9 cm (2 15/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[Blitz Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Amsterdam, December 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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