1696-1697
Plain circular with slightly flaring sides and applied horizontal ribs at the base.
8.3 × 8.3 cm (3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.) 152 g
Mary Henle, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1989.
Black earthenware with incised and openwork decoration, the surface burnished before firing. Middle and Lower Yellow River area; Shandong and Jiangsu provinces; possibly from Shandong province.
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