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Receptacle in the form of a toad, probably a stand
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Hollow receptacle in the form of a crouching toad with cylindrical projection rising from its back; molded gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigment. Probably used as a stand or holder for another object, such as a lamp.
Department of Asian Art
[Kaikodo New York September 1997] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation Woodside CA (1997-2006) 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 a fund established by Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane for the purchase of Asian art
Title: Receptacle in the form of a toad, probably a stand
Description:
Hollow receptacle in the form of a crouching toad with cylindrical projection rising from its back; molded gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigment.
Probably used as a stand or holder for another object, such as a lamp.
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