Ewer
1100 - 1150 (made)
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Highly prized ceramics have been repaired and restored since antiquity, often by professional craftsmen who specialised in repairs. Repairs enabled a damaged piece to be used again, or concealed a break or defect. Sometimes craftsmen added or removed parts in order to alter an object's function or to appeal to changing taste. Some repairs, such as adding metal rivets or gold lacquer, have an aesthetic interest of their own.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Thrown, with parts attached Stoneware |
| Brief description | Cer, Korea, Koryo, celadon |
| Physical description | The ewer has an ovoid body carved to look like a bamboo shoot, with the skin of the bamboo represented by incised lines, the spout and handle also carved to look like bamboo stalks. It has a small loop on the handle to thread a cord and is covered with a crackled celadon glaze. The broken spout has been replaced and it also has its lid missing. There is also gold lacquer repair to the mouth. Minor glaze degredation towards the foot. Colour: Greyish green and gold |
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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. |
| Summary | Highly prized ceramics have been repaired and restored since antiquity, often by professional craftsmen who specialised in repairs. Repairs enabled a damaged piece to be used again, or concealed a break or defect. Sometimes craftsmen added or removed parts in order to alter an object's function or to appeal to changing taste. Some repairs, such as adding metal rivets or gold lacquer, have an aesthetic interest of their own. |
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| Accession number | C.345-1912 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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