5th-early 6th century
H. 23.4 x Diam. 26.2 cm (9 3/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
Kang Collection, New York (by 1997), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1997.
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
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19th centuryChinese