H x W x D: 8.4 x 19 x 19 cm (3 5/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Gangjin or Buan kilns, Jeolla-do province, Korea
Date:
13th century
Period:
Goryeo period
Description:
The bowl is almost hemispherical in shape and has a low wide foot. The vessel has a lustrous green glazed surface; the glaze also has a light crackle pattern which, in one area, is light brown. Four incised or impressed bands circle the outer surface, two near the rim and two near the foot.
Provenance:
From 1947-1950 to 1991
Mr. Rolf R. Jacoby (died 1989) and Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby (died 2002), Centreville, MD and Washington, DC, acquired by Rolf R. Jacoby in Korea between 1947-1950 [1]
From 1991
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby in 1991 [2]
Notes:
[1] "This object, along with the others given with it, was acquired by Rolf Jacoby, the donor's late husband, in Korea between 1947 and 1950, while he served as a diplomat" (according to a note by Kate Theimer, November 28, 1995, in the object record).
