Altar Dish / Artist Unknown, Korea

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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.
Primary Keywords: altar dishes; ceramics; korean; porcelain, opaque
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
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 3888 x 2592
File Size: 81 KB
Record: 2009/2.39
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.39/2009_2.39.jpg

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Full citation: "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 April 24, 2024.