Pottery Flask

Object Details

Donor Name

S. Kriger, Inc.

Illustrated p. 66 in Taylor, Paul Michael, and Christopher J. Lotis. 2008. Flagship of a fleet: a Korea Gallery guide. Washington, D.C.: Asian Cultural History Program, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. Identified there as Flask with flower design; Stoneware; buncheong ware; 21 x 19 12 cm; 15th-16th century; Josen. The freely drawn flower carved through the clay slip achieves the distinctive buncheong style. A wheel-thrown jar was flattened into this shape, commonly used to hold liquor.

Record Last Modified

7 Jul 2021

Specimen Count

1

Accession Date

3 Jan 1968

Accession Number

276860

USNM Number

E409150-0

Object Type

Flask

Place

Korea, Asia

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NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8439340

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/393b29a36-2317-4e43-a605-f01150bdf460