2021
The tall neck-like vessel bulges slightly at the center, where it is split and has nodules in a variety of sizes spilling out from the fissure. The unglazed surface is a terracotta red that darkens at the upper edge.
H. 25.4 × Dia. 10.2 cm (10 × 4 in.)
Danyang Song, New York (created 2021), sold; through [LaiSun Keane, Boston, MA]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2025.
Faience
EgyptianBronze with green over brown patina
19th centuryFrenchBronze
Unidentified cultureClear glass paste
18th centuryBritishStone
12th-13th centuryThaiAlabaster-like marble
2nd century CERomanPlaster
19th centuryFrenchLeaded bronze
1st-4th century CERomanSun-dried clay with polychrome pigments
12th centuryCentral AsianLeaded bronze, gold-alloy inlay around eye
7th-6th century BCEEgyptianSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with variegated, lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
9th centuryChinesePlaster
19th centuryItalian