SOLD: Gray Stoneware Ceremonial Presentation Vessel, Silla Dynasty, Korea
SOLD: Gray Stoneware Ceremonial Presentation Vessel, Silla Dynasty, Korea
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5th - 10th Century, Three Kingdoms Period
Ceramic
12 x 9d in. / 30 x 23d cm
A large footed example of gray stoneware vessels which was the latest thing in their time. High fired ceramics, above 1000 degrees, were an important discovery of the Three Kingdoms period.
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Ifugao Peoples, Banaue Rice Terraces, Northern Luzon Islands, Philippines
Early 20th C.
Bone, Philippine deer scrotum, natural fibers
4.75 x 1.75 in. / 12 x 2.5 cm
Height on custom display stand 6.5 in./ 16.5 cm
An unusual variant of the classic bulul form, this lime container is carved as a Janus figure—two seated bodies joined back-to-back, each with its own head, hands resting on opposing shoulders. Bulul figures are traditionally tied to rice cultivation ceremonies, and honored as ancestral guardians of the harvest.
Field-collected roughly fifty years ago, the piece has developed a smooth, glossy patina from age and handling—tangible evidence of its long working life within the community it served.
Domestic shipping included. International shipping quoted separately.
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