VesselsKorean17th-19th century

Faceted, Long-Necked Bottle with Flaring Lip

17th-19th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Coarse buff stoneware with opaque mottled light blue glaze. Made in northeastern Korea, probably in Hoeryŏng-gun, possibly in Myŏngc'hŏn-gun, North Hamgyŏng province.

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

17th-19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 24.8 x Diam. 13 cm (9 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

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.

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