Accession Number
2021/1.155

Title
White Porcelain Oil Lamp with Stopper

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
early 20th century

Medium & Support
porcelain

Dimensions
2 3/8 x 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 in. (6 x 8 x 8 cm)

Credit Line
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam

Subject matter
Designed so that oil was first poured into the body, after which a wick was drawn out through the small hole in the top of the lid to be lit. Oil lamps like these were widely used in private homes in Korea from the Japanese colonial period until the 1950s.

Physical Description
Made of white clay with high-kaolin content. Glaze has been removed from the flat base. A handle is attached to one side.

This oil lamp is made from high-quality white clay with a highkaolin content. The glaze has been removed from its flat base, which was placed on a kiln shelf during firing. The lamp was designed so that oil is first poured into the body, after which a wick is drawn out through the small hole at the top of the lid to be lit. A handle was attached to one side of the body. Oil lamps of this kind were widely used in private homes in Korea since the Japanese colonial period until the 1950s.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.209]

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
lamp

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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