VesselsKorean12th century

Bowl with Decoration of Two Parrots in Flight

12th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Incised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration

Culture

Korean

Period

Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 9.5 x Diam. 19.1 cm (3 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[Mathias Komor, New York, (by 1962)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (1962-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

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