VesselsKorean11th-13th century

Pear-Shaped Bottle with Flaring Mouth

11th-13th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray stoneware with kiln-darkened surface

Culture

Korean

Period

Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392

Century

11th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 29.7 x Diam. 17 cm (11 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Provenance

[William H. Wolff, New York, (by late 1960s)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (late 1960s-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

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