1991.546: Circular Cup Stand with Ballustrade Rim

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1991.546

Title

Circular Cup Stand with Ballustrade Rim

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

stand

Date

12th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Korea

Period

Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392

Culture

Korean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/201377

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Molded celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded and incised decoration. Made in Puan-gun, North Chŏlla province and reportedly recovered there.

Technique

Celadon

Dimensions

H. 6.4 x Diam.12.2 cm (2 1/2 x 4 13/16 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

1991.546

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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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. 37, no. 58
• Edward B. Adams, Korea's Pottery Heritage, Volume II, Seoul International Publishing House (Seoul, Korea, 1989), p. 37, pl. 30; p. 118, no. 30

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