Storage Vessel with Incised Linear Design around Neck
c. 1st century
Physical Qualities
Stoneware with ash glaze; metal ring handles and collar (later repair), 5 3/8 H x 9 1/2 Diam. in. (13.7 24 cm.) H
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.247
During the Han Dynasty (206 BCE–CE 220), China established military outposts such as the Lelang Commandery (near presentday Pyeongyang) in Korea. The site was occupied for about 400 years beginning in 108 BCE, and over the course of that period, everyday items were brought from home, introducing Koreans to Chinese green lead-glazed and ash-glazed ceramics, like these vessels, two types which have been found at Lelang.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 1942; Goodnow Collection, Baltimore; acquired by Elizabeth Goodnow in China, c. 1912-1913.
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Across East Asia: China's Cultural & Artistic Legacy," October 30, 2019-December 31, 2023.
