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Covered spherical jar
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Covered spherical jar with flat, slightly recessed base; shoulders slope inward to a wide, rimless mouth; slightly domed lid with crimped “piecrust” ridge at midpoint and knob in the form of a lotus bud; stamped triangles and dotted circles encircle the shoulders, incised floral scrolls encircle the body between incised horizontal lines; incised lotus petal decoration on top of lid, radiates outward from the knob; light gray stoneware with dark olive-green celadon glaze covers jar’s interior and exterior but stops above the foot; several drips of glaze stretch down toward the foot; kiln grit adheres to unglazed base. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China.
Department of Asian Art
[Kaikodo New York January 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation Woodside CA (2001-2006) 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 Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Title: Covered spherical jar
Description:
Covered spherical jar with flat, slightly recessed base; shoulders slope inward to a wide, rimless mouth; slightly domed lid with crimped “piecrust” ridge at midpoint and knob in the form of a lotus bud; stamped triangles and dotted circles encircle the shoulders, incised floral scrolls encircle the body between incised horizontal lines; incised lotus petal decoration on top of lid, radiates outward from the knob; light gray stoneware with dark olive-green celadon glaze covers jar’s interior and exterior but stops above the foot; several drips of glaze stretch down toward the foot; kiln grit adheres to unglazed base.
Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China.
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