late 17th-early 18th century
H. 12.8 x Diam. 12 cm (5 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
Glass
1st-4th century CEGraeco-RomanQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseBlack-surfaced cast bronze; with integrally cast dedicatory inscriptions by Qing inscribed on the vessel floor and interior of lid
11th-10th century BCEChineseCast bronze; with integrally cast inscriptions on vessel floor and interior of cover
10th-9th century BCEChineseFritware
12th-13th centuryPersianCeramic
17th-18th centuryPersianPale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseCast bronze; with integrally cast four-character inscription reading "Zuo Fu Xin _?_" on the interior of the lip
11th-10th century BCEChineseCloisonne enamel; polychrome enamels within brass cloisons on a copper base
19th centuryChinese