BoxesChinese9th century

Tall Circular Covered Silver-Form Box

9th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Huangpu ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kilns, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Century

9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. (with cover) 6.5 x Diam. 7 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Acquired from Kaikodo, New York.

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