Flask in the form of a leather pouch
907-1125
Description
Flask in the form of a leather pouch with cylindrical spout and “cockscomb” crest with small circular perforation; earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze.Flask in the form of a leather pouch with cylindrical spout and “cockscomb” crest with small circular perforation; earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze.
Dimensions
H. 35 x W. 21.1 x D. 19.8 cm (13 3/4 x 8 5/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Provenance
[Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, February 1999], sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (by 2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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