Ceramic/wooden box

Museum number:
9-20482a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210920482a@2dd
Accession number:
Acc.4597
Description:
a) censer, porcelain, celadon; three lobed form with sharply defined ridges on sides; flat rim; three stump feet; blue-green glaze; H. 7.8 cm x rim dia 9.3 cm. b) domed brass (?) screen cover, with three clips; floral pattern; Dia 7.4 cm. c) box, wood, square; pegged construction; H 14.4 cm X 16.3 X 16.3 cm d) lid
Donor:
Harriet Williams
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China, unspecified
Collector:
William Neufeld
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Celadon (glaze) (porcelain, celadon) and Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Context of use:
Lung style. Yung Cheng period. Note: packed with cotton batting and Japanese newspaper prior to accessioning.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
b— diameter 4.7 centimeters, a— height 7.8 centimeters, c— length 16.3 centimeters, a— diameter 9.3 centimeters, c— width 16.3 centimeters, and c— height 14.4 centimeters
Comment:
see acc. env.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Ceramic/wooden box, accession number 9-20482a-d, described as a) censer, porcelain, celadon; three lobed form with sharply defined ridges on sides; flat rim; three stump feet; blue-green glaze; H. 7.8 cm x rim dia 9.3 cm. b) domed brass (?) screen cover, with three clips; floral pattern; Dia 7.4 cm. c) box, wood, square; pegged construction; H 14.4 cm X 16.3 X 16.3 cm d) lidHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Ceramic/wooden box, accession number 9-20482a-d, described as a) censer, porcelain, celadon; three lobed form with sharply defined ridges on sides; flat rim; three stump feet; blue-green glaze; H. 7.8 cm x rim dia 9.3 cm. b) domed brass (?) screen cover, with three clips; floral pattern; Dia 7.4 cm. c) box, wood, square; pegged construction; H 14.4 cm X 16.3 X 16.3 cm d) lidHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Ceramic/wooden box, accession number 9-20482a-d, described as a) censer, porcelain, celadon; three lobed form with sharply defined ridges on sides; flat rim; three stump feet; blue-green glaze; H. 7.8 cm x rim dia 9.3 cm. b) domed brass (?) screen cover, with three clips; floral pattern; Dia 7.4 cm. c) box, wood, square; pegged construction; H 14.4 cm X 16.3 X 16.3 cm d) lidHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Ceramic/wooden box, accession number 9-20482a-d, described as a) censer, porcelain, celadon; three lobed form with sharply defined ridges on sides; flat rim; three stump feet; blue-green glaze; H. 7.8 cm x rim dia 9.3 cm. b) domed brass (?) screen cover, with three clips; floral pattern; Dia 7.4 cm. c) box, wood, square; pegged construction; H 14.4 cm X 16.3 X 16.3 cm d) lid
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ceramic/wooden box, accession number 9-20482a-d, described as a) censer, porcelain, celadon; three lobed form with sharply defined ridges on sides; flat rim; three stump feet; blue-green glaze; H. 7.8 cm x rim dia 9.3 cm. b) domed brass (?) screen cover, with three clips; floral pattern; Dia 7.4 cm. c) box, wood, square; pegged construction; H 14.4 cm X 16.3 X 16.3 cm d) lid

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