VesselsKorean17th-18th century

Double-Lobed Bottle with Everted Lip

late 17th-early 18th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

White ware: porcelain with ivory glaze stained brown. Probably made in Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 16.9 x Diam. 11.1 cm (6 5/8 x 4 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.

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