Covered Circular Box with Decoration of Four Butterflies Surrounding a Stylized Flower on a Beaded Ground
BoxesChinese9th-10th century

Covered Circular Box with Decoration of Four Butterflies Surrounding a Stylized Flower on a Beaded Ground

9th-early 10th century

Classification
Boxes
Medium
Monochrome lead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed clear glaze mottled with green on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Century
9th-10th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

including cover: H. 6.2 x Diam. 11.1 cm (2 7/16 x 4 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Ralph C. Marcove, M.D., New York purchased from Bluett and Sons, London.

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