Pedestaled Vessel and Cover

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On display at V&A South Kensington

Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Korea (made)

The stand has two stepped rows of rectangular perforation, separated by two incised lines. On the cover are rows of incised triangular decoration. The central raised handle is decorated with a single row of openwork squares and has a rounded out-turning mouth.

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Categories	Ceramics Stoneware
Object type	Pedestaled vessel and cover
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Bowl Lid
Materials and techniques	Stoneware, thrown, incised and fired Stoneware Thrown Incised Fired
Brief description	Pedestaled vessel and cover, unglazed grey stoneware; Korea, Unified Silla period, 400-600
Physical description	The stand has two stepped rows of rectangular perforation, separated by two incised lines. On the cover are rows of incised triangular decoration. The central raised handle is decorated with a single row of openwork squares and has a rounded out-turning mouth.
Dimensions	Height: 18.4cm Diameter: 14cm
Style	Silla
Bibliographic references	McKillop, Beth. Korean art and design: the Samsung gallery of Korean art. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992, p. 54, Plate 1. Nigel Wood. Parallels between Yue wares and Koryô celadons. London: British Association for Korean Studies 5, 1994, 51.5. Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 272.
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	C.168&A-1926

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Record created	February 3, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22272/pedestaled-vessel-and-unknown/

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