VesselsKorean5th century

Tall Pedestal Jar with Flaring Base and Abstract and Openwork Decoration

Kaya or Silla Kingdom, 5th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray stoneware with combed, stamped, and openwork decoration. Reportedly recovered in Haep'yŏng-myŏn, Sŏnsan-gun, North Kyŏngsang province, in 1959.

Culture

Korean

Period

Three Kingdoms period, Kaya, 42 BCE-562 CE

Century

5th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 41.3 x Diam. 22.1 cm (16 1/4 x 8 11/16 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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