6th century
H. 44.3 x Diam. 45.1 cm (17 7/16 x 17 3/4 in.)
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.
Gray stoneware
4th-6th centuryKoreanGray stoneware with incised, appliqué, and openwork decoration and with splashes of natural ash glaze
5th-6th centuryKoreanBlack-surfaced gray stoneware with combed and openwork decoration and with splashes of natural ash glaze. Reportedly recovered in Kochang, South Kyŏngsang province in 1961
5th-6th centuryKoreanProbably Korean Kaya-type ware, possibly Japanese Sue ware: gray stoneware with openwork decoration and with splashes of natural ash glaze
6th centuryKoreanGray stoneware with incised, combed, and openwork decoration. Reportedly recovered from a tomb in Ch'angnyŏng, South Kyŏngsang province.
6th centuryKoreanGray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration
6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with variegated reddish-buff skin, with impressed cord marks on the lower half and with localized areas of natural ash glaze, the natural glaze droplets now disintegrated and flaked away. Reportedly recovered in Asan-myŏn, Koch'ang-gun, North Chŏlla province in 1963.
5th-6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with incised, combed, and openwork decoration and with traces of natural ash glaze
5th-6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration and with kiln-darkened surface
5th-6th centuryKoreanGray stoneware with incised, stamped, and openwork decoration. Reportedly recovered near Ulsan, South Kyŏngsang province.
6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with combed decoration
5th-6th centuryKoreanKaya-type ware: gray stoneware with combed and openwork decoration and with considerable natural ash glaze. Reportedly recovered from the Tomb of the Generals in Yangji-ri, Hyŏnp'ung-myŏn, Talsŏng-gun, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province in 1960.
6th centuryKorean