Lamp

Historical period(s)
Silla kingdom, Three Kingdoms period, late 5th century
Medium
Unglazed stoneware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13.5 x 17.2 x 17.2 cm (5 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in)
Geography
Korea
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number
F1974.14a-c
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Lamp

Keywords
Korea, Silla Kingdom (57 BCE - 676 CE), stoneware, Three Kingdoms period (1st century BCE - 7th century CE), tomb, unglazed, WWII-era provenance
Provenance

From at least 1970 to 1974 Mayuyama & Co., Ltd, from at least December 18, 1970 [1]From 1974Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., May 1, 1974 [2]Notes:[1] See correspondence dated December 18, 1970, authorizing Mayuyama & Company to ship the object to the Freer Gallery, copy in object file. In Shipping Statement made by Mayuyama & Co., Ltd, dated February 3, 1971, the vessel is listed as "Ceremonial Vessel, from Shimane-ken, North-West of Japan, excavated in the 2nd year of Kyowa (1802 A.D.)" An invoice, also issued by Mayuyama & Co., Ltd, on May 1, 1974, classified the vessel as "Japanese pottery ceremonial vessel; Suiko period; from Shimane-ken; Sue type."[2] See Invoice issued by Mayuyama & Co., Ltd, on May 1, 1974, copy in object file.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Mayuyama & Co., Ltd.

Published References

Oriental Ceramics (Toyo Toji Taikan): The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. pl. 132.Korean Art in the Freer and Sackler Galleries. Washington, D.C. no. 10.4, p. 160.

Collection Area(s)
Korean Art
Web Resources
Korean Ceramics
Google Cultural Institute
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