BoxesChinese9th century

Circular Covered Silver-Form Box with Decoration of a Blossoming Plant

9th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Huangpu ware: light gray stoneware covered all over with white slip, the decoration painted in localized areas of discontinuous dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kilns, Tongchuan, Shaanxi province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Century

9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

4.3 x 5.3 cm (1 11/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

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