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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl

1250-1300 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.2cm
  • Diameter: 20.3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Sir Frank Brangwyn RA
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.401-1940

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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