VesselsChinese12th-13th century

Circular Dish with Ascending Lotus Petal Decor on the Exterior

12th-13th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Longquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze over molded decoration. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Southern Song period, 1127-1279

Century

12th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3.5 x Diam. 13.3 cm (1 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[Blitz Antiek en Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, 1995], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.

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