Harvard Art Museums > 1991.538: Incense Holder or Water Dropper in the Form of a Bodhisattva 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"Incense Holder or Water Dropper in the Form of a Bodhisattva , 1991.538,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201631. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1991.538 Title Incense Holder or Water Dropper in the Form of a Bodhisattva Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 11th-12th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Korea Period Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392 Culture Korean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201631 Physical Descriptions Medium Molded celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration. Reportedly recovered on Kangwha Island, Kyŏnggi province, in 1962. Technique Celadon Dimensions H. 11.4 x Diam. 5.5 cm (4 1/2 x 2 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 1991.538 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. 35, no. 50 Edward B. Adams, Korea's Pottery Heritage, Volume II, Seoul International Publishing House (Seoul, Korea, 1989), p. 41, pl. 38; p. 120, no. 38 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
