Harvard Art Museums > 1991.582.2: Cover or Dish with Rope-Curtain and Stylized Floral Decor and with Four Rondels Inscribed with Five Chinese Characters Reading "Sŏng Ju Chang Hŭng Go" 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"Cover or Dish with Rope-Curtain and Stylized Floral Decor and with Four Rondels Inscribed with Five Chinese Characters Reading "Sŏng Ju Chang Hŭng Go" , 1991.582.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/78225. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1991.582.2 Title Cover or Dish with Rope-Curtain and Stylized Floral Decor and with Four Rondels Inscribed with Five Chinese Characters Reading "Sŏng Ju Chang Hŭng Go" Classification Vessels Work Type cover Date probably first half 15th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Korea Period Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910 Culture Korean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/78225 Physical Descriptions Medium Stamped "punch'ŏng" ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over stamped decoration inlaid with white slip. Made in Sŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province, and reportedly recovered there. Technique Punch'ong Dimensions H. 6 x Diam. 17.8 cm (2 3/8 x 7 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 1991.582.2 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 G. St. G. M. Gompertz, Korean Pottery and Porcelain of the Yi Period, Faber (London, 1968), pls. 10, 11A, 11B Robert P. Griffing, Jr., The Art of the Korean Potter; Silla, Koryô, Yi, exh. cat., Asia Society Museum (New York, NY, 1968), p. 101, no. 79; p. 126, no. 79 Gregory Henderson, Korean Ceramics: An Art's Variety, exh. cat., Ohio State University, Divisions of Art Gallery (Columbus, Ohio, 1969), p. 48, no. 94 Related Works 1991.582 Bowl and Cover with Rope-Curtain and Stylized Floral Decor, the Cover with Inscription (Sŏng Ju Chang Hŭng Go) Vessels 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
