Harvard Art Museums > 1991.537: Jar with Broad Shoulders and Lightly Flaring Lip 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"Jar with Broad Shoulders and Lightly Flaring Lip , 1991.537,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201624. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1991.537 Title Jar with Broad Shoulders and Lightly Flaring Lip Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 8th-11th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Korea Period Unified Silla (668-935) to Koryŏ (918-1392) dynasty Culture Korean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201624 Physical Descriptions Medium Ash-glazed ware: light gray stoneware with thin, intentionally applied, brownish-green, ash glaze over all-over ground of iron-brown slip. Reportedly recovered near Suwŏn, Kyŏnggi province. Dimensions H. 24.4 x Diam. 15.1 cm (9 5/8 x 5 15/16 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 1991.537 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 Gregory Henderson, Korean Ceramics: An Art's Variety, exh. cat., Ohio State University, Divisions of Art Gallery (Columbus, Ohio, 1969), p. 34, no. 49 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
