Plate
CultureChinese
DateTang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
MediumPottery
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 5 1/2 inches (2.54 × 13.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-48/4
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DescriptionSmall plate with a cream glaze, decorated in the center with a stylized flower in blue, orange, green, and white glaze.ProvenanceWith Yen Ku Chai, by December 21, 1931 [1];
Purchased from Yen Ku Chai, through Laurence Sickman (1906-1988), by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
NOTES:
[1] This is one of two "T'ang three-color plates" bought from Yen Ku Chai that are included on a list of purchases made in China in 1931-1932 by Laurence Sickman, Nelson-Atkins advisor on Asian art. Harvard Pusey Library, Langdon Warner Personal Archive, box 15, folder 30, copy in Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
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