Cup with small handle / Artist Unknown, Korea

About this Item

Accession Number: 1987/1.310
Title: Cup with small handle
Artist: Artist Unknown, Korea
Artist Nationality: Korean
Medium and Support: stoneware with natural ash glaze
Object Creation Date: circa 8th century
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Credit Line: Gift of Toshiko Ogita in memory of Tomoo Ogita
Period: Korea, Unified Silla Kingdom (668-935)
Dimensions: 8.2 cm x 12.2 cm x 11.8 cm (3 1/4 in. x 4 13/16 in. x 4 5/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: cup
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Secondary Object Type: cup
Physical Description: It has a flat base, globular body and straight neck with an everted rim. The color is dark grayish-blue.
Subject Matter: this dark grayish-blue stoneware cup is of a type commonly excavated from the tombs of Three kingdoms period(Gaya period) 5th century.
Primary Keywords: cups; earthenware
Secondary Keywords: ceramics; descriptors; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; pottery (object genre); vessels
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 887 x 677
File Size: 66 KB
Record: 1987/1.310
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Full citation: "Cup with small handle; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-1.310/1987_1.310.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.