BoxesChinese10th-11th century

Covered Circular Box with Decoration of Two Parrots in Flight

mid 10th-early 11th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised and carved decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Five Dynasties period (907-960) to Northern Song period (960-1127)

Century

10th-11th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

including cover: H. 4.7 x Diam. 12.7 cm (1 7/8 x 5 in.)

Provenance

J.J. Lally & Co., New York

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