BoxesChinese11th-12th century

Covered Circular Silver-Form Box with Floral Decor

11th-12th century

Classification

Boxes

Technique

Celadon

Medium

Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Northern Song period, 960-1127

Century

11th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. (with cover) 2.9 x Diam. 4.8 cm (1 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Acquired from Kaikodo, New York.

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