1991.545: Incense Burner in the Form of an Archaic Ritual Bronze "Chŏng" (Chinese, "Ding") Vessel and with "To-ch'ŏl" (Chinese, "Taotie") Decor
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1991.545
- Title
- Incense Burner in the Form of an Archaic Ritual Bronze "Chŏng" (Chinese, "Ding") Vessel and with "To-ch'ŏl" (Chinese, "Taotie") Decor
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- first half 12th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
- Period
- Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392
- Culture
- Korean
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/201627
Location
- Location
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Level 2, Room 2600, East Asian Art, East Asian Painting and Decorative Arts
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Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Molded celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration. Reportedly recovered in Taegu-myŏn, South Chŏlla province, in 1964.
- Technique
- Celadon
- Dimensions
- H. 14.1 x Diam. 12.1 cm (5 9/16 x 4 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
- 1991.545
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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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. 34, fig. 6
- Gregory Henderson, Korean Ceramics: An Art's Variety, exh. cat., Ohio State University, Divisions of Art Gallery (Columbus, Ohio, 1969), p. 37, no. 57
- Edward B. Adams, Korea's Pottery Heritage, Volume II, Seoul International Publishing House (Seoul, Korea, 1989), p. 27, pl. 11; p. 114, no. 11
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/08/2024 - 06/01/2025
- Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2022 - 08/14/2022
Verification Level
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