Covered bowl on cut-out pedestal foot / Artist Unknown, Korea

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Accession Number
1969/1.98A&B
Title
Covered bowl on cut-out pedestal foot
Artist Nationality
Korean
Medium and Support
Stoneware
Object Creation Date
5th century - 6th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Dimensions
14.8 cm x 12 cm x 12 cm (5 13/16 in. x 4 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
Century
5th-6th century
Primary Object Classification
Ceramic
Primary Object Type
bowl
Physical Description
The cover has a button-shaped knob at the top and is mostly plain. The mounted bowl has a outward-turned rim. This type of mounted bowl may be deated to sometime in the early 5th century.
Subject Matter
Mounted bowl was made in prehistoric times of Korean, China and Japan. It is presumed to be used for personal vessel or ritual vessel. The leg was holed to decorate the bowl or lessen the weight of the bowl. This kind of bowl was found in Silla and Gaya Dynasty. After Silla, the leg become shorter.
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1969/1.98A&B
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"Covered bowl on cut-out pedestal foot; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-1.98a-amp-amp-sem-b/1969_1.98.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.
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