Miniature tripod bowl
8th-9th century
Description
Miniature tripod bowl with everted lip, straight sides with raised ridge encircling body, and three tiny cabriole legs; marbled white and brown earthenware with lead-fluxed amber colored glaze, including underside of vessel; unglazed base of feet with some glaze overflow.
Dimensions
H. 3.9 x Diam. 8.8 cm (1 9/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Provenance
[Kaikodo, New York, October 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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