Harvard Art Museums > 1991.579: Tortoise-shaped Bottle with Stylized Peony Leaves and Geometric Design Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tortoise-shaped Bottle with Stylized Peony Leaves and Geometric Design , 1991.579,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201139. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Gallery Text Chosŏn Punch’ŏng Punch’ŏng ware represents a loose grouping of ceramics defined by inventive shapes and bold or whimsical decoration employing white slip (a mixture of clay and water) and various other techniques. Produced in the late 14th to 16th centuries, punch’ŏng was eclipsed by white porcelain, the favored ceramic type from the 15th century on. Esteemed for centuries by tea practitioners and collectors in Japan, where it inspired many revivals, punch’ŏng ware influenced modern and contemporary potters in Korea and beyond. Punch’ŏng has more recently gained recognition in the west for its often abstract and experimental designs. Identification and Creation Object Number 1991.579 Title Tortoise-shaped Bottle with Stylized Peony Leaves and Geometric Design Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date second half of 15th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Korea Period Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910 Culture Korean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201139 Physical Descriptions Medium Punch'ŏng ware with inlaid decoration and brushed white slip Technique Punch'ong Dimensions H. 12.7 x Diam. 18.2 cm (5 x 7 3/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History 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. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Maria C. Henderson and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art Accession Year 1991 Object Number 1991.579 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Robert P. Griffing, Jr., The Art of the Korean Potter; Silla, Koryô, Yi, exh. cat., Asia Society Museum (New York, NY, 1968), p. 106, no. 87; p. 127, no. 87 Gregory Henderson, Korean Ceramics: An Art's Variety, exh. cat., Ohio State University, Divisions of Art Gallery (Columbus, Ohio, 1969), p. 47, no. 91 Christian Boehm, Korean Celadon and Buncheong Ware in the Harvard Art Museums, Arts of Asia (Hong Kong, Autumn 2023), pp. 106-, pp. 116-118, fig. 27 Exhibition History A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/11/2000 - 11/05/2000 Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2006 - 04/08/2007 Subjects and Contexts ReFrame Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
