Large Bowl with Stylized Floral Design
late 12th – early 13th century
Dimensions
H. 10.8 x W. 19.5 x D. 16.5 cm (4 1/4 x 7 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[Soshiro Yabumoto, Tokyo, (by late 1960s)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (late 1960s-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.
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