6th century
H. 15 x Diam. 14.8 cm (5 7/8 x 5 13/16 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, 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 localized areas of natural ash glaze and of 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 centuryKoreanBlack-surfaced gray stoneware with combed, appliqué, and openwork decoration
5th-6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with variegated reddish-buff skin, with impressed cord marks on the lower half and with localized areas of natural ash glaze, the natural glaze droplets now disintegrated and flaked away. Reportedly recovered in Asan-myŏn, Koch'ang-gun, North Chŏlla province in 1963.
5th-6th centuryKoreanGray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration
6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with incised, combed, and openwork decoration and with traces of natural ash glaze
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 centuryKoreanGray stoneware with incised, appliqué, and openwork decoration and with splashes of natural ash glaze
5th-6th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration and with kiln-darkened surface
5th-6th centuryKoreanGray stoneware. Reportedly recovered near Hyŏnp'ung-myŏn, Talsŏng-gun, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province in 1962.
6th-7th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with kiln-darkened surface
5th-6th centuryKorean