VesselsKorean8th-11th century

Jar with Broad Shoulders and Lightly Flaring Lip

8th-11th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Ash-glazed ware: light gray stoneware with thin, intentionally applied, brownish-green, ash glaze over all-over ground of iron-brown slip. Reportedly recovered near Suwŏn, Kyŏnggi province.

Culture

Korean

Period

Unified Silla (668-935) to Koryŏ (918-1392) dynasty

Century

8th-11th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 24.4 x Diam. 15.1 cm (9 5/8 x 5 15/16 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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