Circular covered box
8th century
Description
Circular box with straight sides, slightly domed cover, and decoration of green dots against a caramel-brown ground; white earthenware with copper-green and iron-brown lead-fluxed glazes on the exterior; underside of lid and base unglazed. Sancai ware. From northern China, Henan, Hebei, or Shaanxi province.
Dimensions
with cover: H. 3.4 x Diam. 9.3 cm (1 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Provenance
[Christie's, New York, 16 September 1999, sale number Kang-9210, lot. 290] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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