Circular tray with three ring-form feet
late 6th-early 7th century
Description
Large circular tray with short, gently rounded sides and three ring-form feet attached to the base at equidistant intervals; white porcelain with transparent glaze tinged with pale celadon green; center of tray base unglazed. From northern China; Hebei or Henan province. Part of a set comprising five cups and a circular tray (2006.170.1-6).
Dimensions
H. 5.8 x Diam. 25.8 cm (2 5/16 x 10 3/16 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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