Bowl with cobalt-blue splashes
first half 8th century
Description
Circular silver-form bowl with flared lip, straight sides with raised ridge a midpoint, short footring, and decoration of blue splashes against a white ground; off-white earthenware with lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed glaze on the exterior and interior, glaze stops short of the foot; base unglazed. Cobalt-splashed sancai ware. From northern China, probably Henan province.
Dimensions
H. 7.2 x Diam. 16.9 cm (2 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Provenance
[Berwald Oriental Art, London, 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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