A pure white porcelain vase that has a round body, a small flat foot, and a short flat top lip. The piece has no signs of wear or discoloration.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

A pure white porcelain vase stands upright on a dark grey background. The piece has a round body that slightly points out around the center, a small flat foot, and a short flat top lip that flares slightly out. The piece has no signs of wear or discoloration.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.126
People
Park Young Sook (born 1947)
Title
Moon Jar (Tal-hang-a-ri)
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
2003
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/317239

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Porcelain with pale blue glaze; with character reading "Hyang" (Chinese, "Xiang") inscribed in underglaze cobalt blue on the base; and with date reading "2003.11.3." inscribed in underglaze cobalt blue on the inside of the footring
Dimensions
Max. H. 65.4 x Diam. 59.9 cm (25 3/4 x 23 9/16 in.)
75 lb

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Pak Yŏng-suk, Kyŏngju, Korea (2003-2006), sold; [through Hyundai Gallery, Seoul and Gallery Pahk, New York, 2006]; to Jenie and Moonseok Kang, 2006, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jenie and Moonseok Kang (Harvard Business School ’87)
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.126
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2006 - 04/08/2007
  • Re-View: S228-230 Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/31/2008 - 06/01/2013
  • Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/12/2012 - 06/01/2013
  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 05/31/2015
  • Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2022 - 08/14/2022

Verification Level

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