Description
Closed kilns built on hillsides became widely used for producing this type of pottery vessel in Korea during the Three Kingdoms period. Both its gray color and shimmering glaze are the result of the reduction of oxygen in the closed kiln chamber built on hillsides.
Provenance
(Kang Collection, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (1981-1997); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1997-)
Accession Number
1997.8.b
Medium
earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter of mouth: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.); Overall: 25 x 21.5 cm (9 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund