Cup
960-1279 (made)
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| Place of origin |
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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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with incised decoration |
| Brief description | Ding-type ware. Cup, white porcelain with incised floral decoration, China, Song dynasty (960-1279) |
| Physical description | White porcelain cup with a warm cream-coloured glaze. Rounded sides, small footring ground down, base partly bare of glaze. Decorated on the inside with an incised floral spray. |
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| Gallery label | White cup, acquired in Korea
Northern China, Ding kilns, Song dynasty, 960-1279, glazed porcelain,
Museum no. C.620-1918, given by Aubrey Le Blond(2009) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond |
| Object history | Acquired by the donor in Korea. |
| Production | Attribution taken from the inventory record |
| Subjects depicted | |
| 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. 40, cat. no. 135, plate 40 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.620-1918 |
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| Record created | December 29, 2008 |
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