FragmentsKorean12th century

Sherd: Fragment of a Circular, Lightly Domed Cover with Floral Decoration

12th century

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Celadon

Medium

White ware: porcelain with pale celadon glaze over carved and incised decoration. Recovered at the Puan kiln site, Puan-gun, North Chŏlla province.

Culture

Korean

Period

Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 1.6 x W. 4.8 x L. 6.4 cm (5/8 x 1 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Betty and John Menke, Scarsdale, New York (by 1996), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1996.

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