Accession Number1987/1.310
TitleCup with small handle
Artist(s)KoreanArtist NationalityKorean (culture or style)Object Creation Date5th–6th centuryMedium & Supportstoneware with natural ash glazeDimensions 3 5/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (8.4 x 9.1 x 9.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Toshiko Ogita in memory of Tomoo OgitaSubject matterthis dark grayish-blue stoneware cup is of a type commonly excavated from the tombs of Three kingdoms period(Gaya period) 5th century.
Physical DescriptionIt has a flat base, globular body and straight neck with an everted rim. The color is dark grayish-blue.
This is a blue-gray, high-fired stoneware cup with a handle. The mouth of the cup is slightly splayed and has a narrow, rounded rim. The body is widest at its center where a semicircular handle is attached vertically. The inner and outer surfaces show faint traces of rotation and water smoothing. The base is wide and flat and has no foot.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 70]
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Keywords
cups
earthenware