Wine Cup
1100-1150 (made)
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The wine cup has a lobed body and corresponding lobed rim and lobed splayed foot, covered with a greyish green celadon glaze. On the interior there is an incised flowerhead in the well and a floral spray on each lobe. On the exterior there is a chrysanthemum spray inlaid in white and black below an incised scroll border. There are several gold lacquer repairs on the body and the mouth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, thrown, with incised and inlaid decoration under celadon glaze |
| Brief description | Wine cup, stoneware with incised and inlaid floral decoration under a celadon glaze, Korea, Koryo dynasty, 1100-1150 |
| Physical description | The wine cup has a lobed body and corresponding lobed rim and lobed splayed foot, covered with a greyish green celadon glaze. On the interior there is an incised flowerhead in the well and a floral spray on each lobe. On the exterior there is a chrysanthemum spray inlaid in white and black below an incised scroll border. There are several gold lacquer repairs on the body and the mouth. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Messrs. Kavanough & Co. (Seoul, Chosen, Korea), accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Bibliographic reference | McKillop, Beth. Korean art and design: the Samsung gallery of Korean art. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992, Plate 12. |
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| Accession number | C.332-1912 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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