Altar Dish / Artist Unknown, Korea
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.39
- Title
- Altar Dish
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- glazed porcelain
- Object Creation Date
- 1000-1800
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
- Dimensions
- 7.62 cm x 12.07 cm x 12.07 cm (3 in. x 4 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- dish
- Physical Description
- A tall glazed and speckled gray porcelain offering dish for an altar. The base is a wide, slightly tapered cylinder which widens at the top into a shallow dish. At the bottom of the base as well as a circle on the top of the dish there is some discoloration and morphing of the ceramic, most likely through use.
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- ceremonial containers
- containers
- containers by function or context
- descriptors
- east asian
- liturgical containers
- liturgical vessels
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3888 x 2592
- File Size
- 81 KB
- Record
- 2009/2.39
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.39/2009_2.39.jpg
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"Altar Dish; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.39/2009_2.39.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.