VesselsKorean6th century

Chariot Vessel with Two Cups, Two Openwork Wheels, and Openwork, Flaring Base

first half 6th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Kaya-type ware: gray stoneware with appliqué and openwork decoration and with traces of natural ash glaze. Reportedly recovered from a tomb in Hyŏnp'ung-myŏn, Talsŏng-gun, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province, in July 1962.

Culture

Korean

Period

Three Kingdoms period, Silla or Kaya

Century

6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 15.4 x W. 10.9 x Diam (of wheel). 11.2 cm (6 1/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 7/16 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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