Harvard Art Museums > 1991.556: Pear-Shaped Ewer with Floral and Crand-and-Cloud Decor 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"Pear-Shaped Ewer with Floral and Crand-and-Cloud Decor , 1991.556,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201442. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1991.556 Title Pear-Shaped Ewer with Floral and Crand-and-Cloud Decor Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date first half 13th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Korea Period Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392 Culture Korean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201442 Physical Descriptions Medium Inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration inlaid in black and white slips. Reportedly recovered from a tomb north of Ch'ŏngsu Temple, Kangwha Island, Kyŏnggi province. Technique Celadon Dimensions H. 28.4 x W. 19.5 x Diam. 15.8 cm (11 3/16 x 7 11/16 x 6 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 1991.556 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. 40, no. 68 Edward B. Adams, Korea's Pottery Heritage, Volume II, Seoul International Publishing House (Seoul, Korea, 1989), p. 57, pl. 62; p. 126, no. 62 Robert D. Mowry, First Under Heaven: The Henderson Collection of Korean Ceramics, brochure, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1992), n.p. Carolyn Kyongshin Koh Choo, Traditional Korean Ceramics: A Look by a Scientist, Designnanoom (Seoul, 2016), p. 142, fig. 6-4 Christian Boehm, Korean Celadon and Buncheong Ware in the Harvard Art Museums, Arts of Asia (Hong Kong, Autumn 2023), pp. 106-, pp. 113-115, fig. 22 Exhibition History Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996 A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/11/2000 - 11/05/2000 Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting ('04), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/2004 - 08/01/2004 A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005 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
