Bowl
1900 - 1926 (made)
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The bowl is covered with a celadon glaze, the body of which is a buff colour instead of grey. The interior is decorated in white inlay with a pair of birds within double circles in the well, pomegranates on undulating branches on the sides and a scroll border near the mouth. The exterior has leafy patterns divided by four chrysanthemums within double circles topped with a grass border.
Decoration: Chrysanthemum flowers in circular medallions with floral border on exterior; medallion of a pair of phoenixes with intertwined pomegranates on interior
Colour: Brownish, white and black
Decoration: Chrysanthemum flowers in circular medallions with floral border on exterior; medallion of a pair of phoenixes with intertwined pomegranates on interior
Colour: Brownish, white and black
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Thrown and inlaid Stoneware |
| Brief description | Cer, Korea, 20th century |
| Physical description | The bowl is covered with a celadon glaze, the body of which is a buff colour instead of grey. The interior is decorated in white inlay with a pair of birds within double circles in the well, pomegranates on undulating branches on the sides and a scroll border near the mouth. The exterior has leafy patterns divided by four chrysanthemums within double circles topped with a grass border. Decoration: Chrysanthemum flowers in circular medallions with floral border on exterior; medallion of a pair of phoenixes with intertwined pomegranates on interior Colour: Brownish, white and black |
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| Object history | Notes on significance: Acquired as Korean, Koryo period. Probably 20th c. Japanese imitation. See Lit. |
| Production | JAPAN |
| Bibliographic reference | L. d'O Warner, 'Korai Celadon in America', 'Eastern Art', 2 (1930), p.37, figs 125 - 127 illustrate a bowl made in imitation of Korean ware by Matsubayashi at Uji, near Kyoto (modern) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.164-1926 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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