VesselsKorean13th century

'Maebyŏng' Bottle

13th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Ash-glazed ware: light gray stoneware with thin, intentionally applied, brownish-green, ash glaze over all-over ground of iron-brown slip. Reportedly recovered in North or South Chŏlla province, in 1959.

Culture

Korean

Period

Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392

Century

13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 29.3 x Diam. 16.3 cm (11 9/16 x 6 7/16 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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