Covered jar with lotus-petal decor
6th – early 7th century
Description
Covered globular jar with short neck, carved decoration of descending lotus petals with flared tips projecting outward at midpoint of body, short, flat circular foot, and four pierced square lug handles encircling the shoulder; the slightly domed cover with knob in the form of a lotus bud; buff earthenware with pale yellowish-green lead-fluxed glaze over carved and incised decoration; base mostly unglazed, with some glaze overflow. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China.
Dimensions
H. 18.6 x Diam. 15.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Provenance
[The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, April 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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