VesselsKorean15th-16th century

Circular Covered Deep Bowl, the Domed Cover with a Knob Handle

15th-16th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

White ware: porcelain with pale bluish-green glaze. Reportedly recovered from a tomb in Sŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province.

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

15th-16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. (with cover) 17.1 x Diam. 15.1 cm (6 3/4 x 5 15/16 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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