Title

Lobed Flowerpot with Bracketed Foliate Rim

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Medium

Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing

Museum

Harvard Art Museum, Cambridge, MA

Description

inscription: inscribed (probably incised) on base before firing: 三 san (three) label: affixed to base, with brush-written Chinese characters: 超紫 chaozi (exceedingly purple)

Uploaded: 2025-05-28