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East Asia, Korea, Silla Kingdom, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. A pair of lovely stoneware offering bowls, each with a distinctive flaring openwork foot that gives the vessel form its name: the kobae. Vessels like these have been found in high status tombs, containing offerings. Indeed, some fascinating offerings have been excavated from Silla period tombs - like soybean paste, red pepper paste, kimchi, and fermented fish sauce. Size of one (they are nearly identical): 4" W x 3.25" H (10.2 cm x 8.3 cm)

Provenance: Estate of William Stockton, Colorado, USA; acquired between July 20, 1966 and January 7, 1974 while Mr. Stockton was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. During this period he traveled primarily to Korea, but also to Japan, Vietnam, and other countries in Southeast Asia.

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  • Condition: Both are intact, though one has two small chips from the foot and rim. That one also has a slightly deformed shape from when it was made, with one side of the bowl flattened as shown. Light encrustation and deposits on both.

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