Bowl
Object Number:
38-20-1A
Current Location:
Out on loan
Culture:
Chinese
Provenience:
China
Period:
Tang Dynasty
Date Made:
Tang Dynasty
Early Date:
618
Late Date:
906
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Silver
Gold
Technique:
Niello
Iconography:
Flowers
Description:
Bowl with lid (38-20-1B). Solid silver with floral pattern in gold niello. Shallow bowl with ring base and rounded sides which are divided by ridges (interior) into five vertical panels.
Credit Line:
Purchase from Ralph Chait
Other Number:
| 14-1972-1 | - | Philadelphia Museum of Art Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Chinese Halls (1941 - 1966)
Bibliography:
[Article] Jayne, Horace H. 1941. The Chinese Collections of The University Museum: A Handbook of the Principal Objects. The University Museum Bulletin. 9 (2-3) : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 40, fig. 32
[Catalogue] Kelley, Clarence W. 1984. Chinese Gold & Silver in American Collections: Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618-907. : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 15
[Article] Sweetman, John. 1985. Chinese Gold and Silver from the Tang Dynasty in American Collections. Oriental Art. Vol. XXXI (No. 1): pp. 70-75. : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 75, fig. 9
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