Bowl
1250-1300 (made)
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Bowl, circular with broad footring. Covered with a greyish celadon glaze, the interior is decorated in white inlay only with a small flower in the centre surrounded by a ring of cloud motifs, four lychee twigs on the sides and a grass border. The exterior has arabesque scrolls divided evenly by four white and black inlaid chrysanthemums within double circles between two double ringed lines. Half of the glaze on the exterior has badly deteriorated and there are gold lacquer repairs at the mouth.
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Materials and techniques | Stoneware, thrown, with inlaid decoration under a celadon glaze |
Brief description | Bowl, stoneware with inlaid decoration under a celadon glaze; Korea, Koryo dynasty, 1250-1300. |
Physical description | Bowl, circular with broad footring. Covered with a greyish celadon glaze, the interior is decorated in white inlay only with a small flower in the centre surrounded by a ring of cloud motifs, four lychee twigs on the sides and a grass border. The exterior has arabesque scrolls divided evenly by four white and black inlaid chrysanthemums within double circles between two double ringed lines. Half of the glaze on the exterior has badly deteriorated and there are gold lacquer repairs at the mouth. |
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Credit line | Given by Sir Frank Brangwyn RA |
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Accession number | C.401-1940 |
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Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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