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Wine vessel (zhi)
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Small cylindrical vessel with flared lip and short circular pedestal foot; a band of incised geometric decor below the lip and near the foot, the lower band with applique bosses; light gray earthenware.
Department of Asian Art
[Art Market Beijing (by 1940)] sold; to Max Loehr Lexington MA (1940-1988) by inheritance; to his son Thomas Loehr (1988-1995) sold; through [J.J. Lally & Co. New York 1995-1998] to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation Woodside CA (1998-2006) partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums 2006.
Notes:
1. Max Loehr (b. 1903 - d. 1988)
2. On long-term loan to Harvard University Art Museums from 1998 to 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: Wine vessel (zhi)
Description:
Small cylindrical vessel with flared lip and short circular pedestal foot; a band of incised geometric decor below the lip and near the foot, the lower band with applique bosses; light gray earthenware.
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