VesselsKorean16th-17th century

Bottle with Steeply Angled Shoulders and Cupped Mouth

16th-17th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip. Reportedly recovered in North or South Chŏlla province.

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 17.4 x Diam. 11.4 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 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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