Lighting DevicesKorean5th-6th century

Pedestal Lamp with Five Reservoirs and Openwork Base

probably Silla kingdom, possibly Kaya, 5th - 6th cent.

Classification

Lighting Devices

Medium

Kaya-type ware: gray stoneware with combed and openwork decoration and with traces of natural ash glaze. Reportedly recovered near Ch'angnyŏng-gun or Hyŏngp'ung-myŏn, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province.

Culture

Korean

Period

Three Kingdoms period, Silla or Kaya

Century

5th-6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 16.6 x Diam. 17.1 cm (6 9/16 x 6 3/4 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.