1991.533: Large Domed Cylindrical Object with Simulated Eaves and with Two Openings, Possibly a Small Shrine or a Chimney Top

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1991.533

Title

Large Domed Cylindrical Object with Simulated Eaves and with Two Openings, Possibly a Small Shrine or a Chimney Top

Classification

Unidentified

Work Type

unidentified item

Date

8th-10th 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/201630

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gray stoneware with two large circular openings. Reportedly recovered in Kŏch'ang, South Kyŏngsang province.

Dimensions

H. 39.4 x Diam. 26.7 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 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

1991.533

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. 33, no. 45
• Edward B. Adams, Korea's Pottery Heritage, Volume I, Seoul International Publishing House (Seoul, Korea, 1986), p. 61, pl. 89; p. 99, no. 89

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