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An off-white porcelain vase that has a round body, a small flat foot, and a short flat top lip. The middle to bottom of the piece is mottled with a darker off-white brown color.

An off-white porcelain vase stands upright on a dark grey background. The piece has a round body, a small flat foot, and a short flat top lip. The middle to bottom of the piece is mottled with a darker off-white brown color. The piece reflects some light off of it.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1991.609
Title
Large Storage Jar
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
late 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201095

Physical Descriptions

Medium
White ware: porcelain with light bluish glaze. Probably made in Yŏju, Kyŏnggi province.
Dimensions
H. 42.8 x Diam. 41.2 cm (16 7/8 x 16 1/4 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
1991.609
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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. 55, no. 121

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/09/2017 - 12/07/2017; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/23/2022 - 12/05/2022

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