mia-japanese-korean: Oil bottle, Unknown Korean, 9th century, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese
mia-japanese-korean: Oil bottle, Unknown Korean, 9th century, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Artblack stoneware decorated with close, thin vertical incised lines around body; squat shape with flat shoulder, short neck, flat, flared mouth The bulbous body of this bottle, decorated with dense vertical lines, narrows sharply at the shoulders to support a narrow, elegantly flared mouth. Vessels of this type have been found at a variety of sites, including tombs, temples, and domestic settings.Size: 4 ¾ × 5 1/16 × 5 1/16 in. (12.07 × 12.86 × 12.86 cm)Medium: Stoneware with incidental ash glazehttps://collections.artsmia.org/art/122572/ -- source link
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