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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

1250-1350 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The dish has a flat base and no footring. It is decorated with white and black inlaid decoration and is covered with a crackled, greyish green celadon glaze. The exterior has a square spiral border, while the interior has a chrysanthemum spray within a double circle on the centre and six floral sprays on the sides. (It forms a pair with C.566, but the outlines are sharper).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, thrown, with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze
Brief description
Dish, stoneware with inlaid decoration under a celadon glaze; Korea, Koryo dynasty, 1250-1350
Physical description
The dish has a flat base and no footring. It is decorated with white and black inlaid decoration and is covered with a crackled, greyish green celadon glaze. The exterior has a square spiral border, while the interior has a chrysanthemum spray within a double circle on the centre and six floral sprays on the sides. (It forms a pair with C.566, but the outlines are sharper).
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.1cm
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of the Le Blond collection of Corean pottery London: V&A, 1918, Cat. 82.
Collection
Accession number
C.567-1918

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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