Vase with dished mouth and descending lotus petal decor
6th century
Description
Vessel with dish-shaped mouth, slender neck, ovoid body, and splayed pedestal; six squared lugs (two of smaller size) encircle the shoulder, just below the neck; incised decoration on the body of lotus petals pointing down toward the foot; light gray stoneware with olive-green celadon glaze over incised decoration; perimeter of base unglazed. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably southern China.
Dimensions
H. 31.7 x Diam. 19.6 cm (12 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.)
Provenance
[James Freeman, Kyoto, January 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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