Box and Lid
1279-1368 (made)
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High-fired ceramics from China were prized in Korea, where many have been excavated from tombs. Later Korea began to produce green-glazed and white-glazed wares of its own.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with a <i>qingbai</i> glaze |
| Brief description | Qingbai ware. Box and lid, porcelain with a tranlucent glaze with bluish tinge, China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) |
| Physical description | Porcelain box and lid, moulded in the form of a chrysanthemum. Covered with a qingbai glaze, translucent with bluish tinge. Base unglazed. Both box and lid are partially glazed inside. |
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| Gallery label | Porcelain box and container, acquired in Korea
Southern China, Jiangxi, Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368. With blueish-white (qingbai) glaze
Museum nos. C.500&A-1918. Given by Aubrey Le Blond(2009) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond |
| Object history | Acquired by the donor in Korea. |
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| Summary | High-fired ceramics from China were prized in Korea, where many have been excavated from tombs. Later Korea began to produce green-glazed and white-glazed wares of its own. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of the Le Blond collection of Corean pottery London: V&A. 1918, p. 25, cat. no. 15, plate 3 |
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| Accession number | C.500&A-1918 |
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| Record created | December 29, 2008 |
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