mid 6th century
H. 49.2 x Diam. 29.1 cm (19 3/8 x 11 7/16 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.
Light gray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration and with kiln-darkened surface
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 centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with traces of natural ash glaze
5th-6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration
5th-6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with localized areas of natural ash glaze and of kiln-darkened surface
5th-6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware, the jar and cover with kiln-darkened surfaces, the jar also with localized areas of natural ash glaze, the natural glaze droplets now disintegrated and flaked away
5th-6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with openwork decoration
5th-6th centuryKoreanGray stoneware with incised, combed, and openwork decoration. Reportedly recovered in Naenam-myŏn, Kyŏngju-gun, south of Kyŏngju City, North Kyŏngsang province.
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 and openwork decoration
6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with incised, combed, stamped, and openwork decoration and with localized areas of natural ash glaze
5th-6th centuryKoreanGray stoneware with combed decoration and appliqué handle. Reportedly recovered in Koryŏng-gun, North Kyŏngsang province.
6th centuryKorean