Harvard Art Museums > 1991.513: Pedestal Lamp with Five Reservoirs and Openwork Base Lighting Devices Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Pedestal Lamp with Five Reservoirs and Openwork Base , 1991.513,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201340. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1991.513 Title Pedestal Lamp with Five Reservoirs and Openwork Base Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date probably Silla kingdom, possibly Kaya, 5th - 6th cent. Places Creation Place: East Asia, Korea Period Three Kingdoms period, Silla or Kaya Culture Korean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201340 Physical Descriptions Medium Kaya-type ware: gray stoneware with combed and openwork decoration and with traces of natural ash glaze. Reportedly recovered near Ch'angnyŏng-gun or Hyŏngp'ung-myŏn, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province. Dimensions H. 16.6 x Diam. 17.1 cm (6 9/16 x 6 3/4 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 1991.513 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 Robert P. Griffing, Jr., The Art of the Korean Potter; Silla, Koryô, Yi, exh. cat., Asia Society Museum (New York, NY, 1968), p. 63, no. 12; p. 118, no. 12 Gregory Henderson, Korean Ceramics: An Art's Variety, exh. cat., Ohio State University, Divisions of Art Gallery (Columbus, Ohio, 1969), p. 27, no. 25 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
