VesselsKorean20th century

Circular Cup with Foliated Rim and Stylized Chrysanthemum-Blossom Decor

probably Colonial or Republican period, 20th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Celadon

Medium

Koryo-style inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration and over decoration inlaid in black and white slips; with the Chinese ideograph reading, in Korean, "Mok" ("Mu" in Mandarin Chinese) incised on the base in archaic script style before firing

Culture

Korean

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 7.6 x Diam. 6.8 cm (3 x 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Shirley Nye (d. 2003), New York (by 1999), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.

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