Stemcup
1100-1150 (made)
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Celadons – stoneware with a beautiful grey–green glaze – dominate Korean ceramics of the Koryo dynasty (918–1392). This stemcup was made between 1100 and 1150, when the quality of plain Korean celadons was at its peak. Social gatherings, at which drinking wine and composing poetry were favourite activities, were popular among the Koryo nobility. This cup would have been used to drink wine.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with celadon glaze |
| Brief description | Stemcup, stoneware with celadon glaze; Korea, Koryo dynasty, 1100-1150 |
| Physical description | Stemcup with lobed rim, foot slightly splayed. Body divided into six lobes, and covered with a grey-green celadon glaze which gathers thick on foot but does not cover foot completely. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Art Fund |
| Summary | Celadons – stoneware with a beautiful grey–green glaze – dominate Korean ceramics of the Koryo dynasty (918–1392). This stemcup was made between 1100 and 1150, when the quality of plain Korean celadons was at its peak. Social gatherings, at which drinking wine and composing poetry were favourite activities, were popular among the Koryo nobility. This cup would have been used to drink wine. |
| Bibliographic reference | McKillop, Beth. Korean art and design: the Samsung gallery of Korean art. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992, p. 46, Plate 11. |
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| Accession number | FE.128-1978 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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