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A green cup with a tray built around it, supported by a base

A round tray divided into petal-shaped sections, surrounds a cup that rises from its center, while supported below by a round base that is the same width as the cup. The outer side of the tray is a short flat wall, with a sharp edge at the top, while the tray’s surface slopes gently downward toward the cup. The piece is glazed in a rich moss green, speckled with orange and dark green, and shading to a light tan at the edges. It is covered with fine surface cracks throughout.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1991.541
Title
Circular Cup Stand with Foliated Rim
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
stand
Date
first half 12th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201376

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Plain celadon ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
Technique
Celadon
Dimensions
H. 7.5 x Diam. 15.7 cm (2 15/16 x 6 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
1991.541
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Gregory Henderson, Korean Ceramics: An Art's Variety, exh. cat., Ohio State University, Divisions of Art Gallery (Columbus, Ohio, 1969), p. 35, no. 53
  • Edward B. Adams, Korea's Pottery Heritage, Volume II, Seoul International Publishing House (Seoul, Korea, 1989), p. 37, pl. 31; p. 114, no. 31
  • Christian Boehm, Korean Celadon and Buncheong Ware in the Harvard Art Museums, Arts of Asia (Hong Kong, Autumn 2023), pp. 106-, pp. 106-107, fig. 3

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