VesselsKorean4th-5th century CE

Pedestal Bowl with Flaring Base and Openwork Decoration

4th-5th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Brick-red earthenware with openwork decoration. Reportedly recovered in Kimhae, South Kyŏngsang province.

Culture

Korean

Period

Three Kingdoms period, Kaya, 42 BCE-562 CE

Century

4th-5th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 17.1 x Diam. 19.2 cm (6 3/4 x 7 9/16 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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