Tall perforated stand
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Tall stands with perforated rectangular or triangular patterns are distinctive to Korea and representative of the high-fired gray ceramics found in Gaya and Silla tombs. They were meant to hold a vessel, typically a jar. Their height indicates that these stands were reserved for ancestral and funerary rituals.
Artwork Details
- 그릇 받침 가야
- 器臺 伽倻
- Title: Tall perforated stand
- Period: Three Kingdoms period, Gaya federation (42–562)
- Date: 5th century
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Stoneware with incidental ash glaze
- Dimensions: H. 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm); Diam. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Lent by National Museum of Korea
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art