VesselsKorean6th century

Large Bowl-Type Pedestal Stand with Abstract and Openwork Decoration

6th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray stoneware with incised, combed, and openwork decoration. Reportedly recovered from a tomb in Ch'angnyŏng, South Kyŏngsang province.

Culture

Korean

Period

Three Kingdoms period, Silla, 57 BCE-668 CE

Century

6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 44.3 x Diam. 45.1 cm (17 7/16 x 17 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.

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