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Tortoise-form ink palette
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Ink palette in the form of a striding tortoise with outstretched neck, the removable cover in the form of the tortoise’s shell; light gray stoneware with incised and carved decoration.
Department of Asian Art
[J.J. Lally & Co. New York October 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation Woodside CA (1999-2006) partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums 2006.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Title: Tortoise-form ink palette
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Ink palette in the form of a striding tortoise with outstretched neck, the removable cover in the form of the tortoise’s shell; light gray stoneware with incised and carved decoration.
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