Valuable Vessels IV: The Best of the Best

In this talk, Robert D. Mowry (Alan J. Dworksy Curator of Chinese Art Emeritus at Harvard Art Museums) focuses on a black glazed, white-ribbed bottle from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, providing insight into why it's regarded as a masterpiece.
This bottle is featured in the exhibition “Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society” on view at the Ackland Art Museum October 8, 2021 - January 9, 2022.
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Very informative, but it would have been nice to get a sense of scale for these wonderful pieces.