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

Wine Cup

1100-1150 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wine cup and stand of stoneware, covered with a greyish green celadon glaze, undecorated. The wine cup has a splayed tall foot. The stand has five legs (one now missing) of cloud-head shape and a central socket to hold the cup, and incised decoration of flowerhead and petals around socket.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Stand
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, thrown, incised, covered with celadon glaze
Brief description
Wine cup and stand, stoneware with celadon glaze; Korea, Koryo dynasty, 1100-1150
Physical description
Wine cup and stand of stoneware, covered with a greyish green celadon glaze, undecorated. The wine cup has a splayed tall foot. The stand has five legs (one now missing) of cloud-head shape and a central socket to hold the cup, and incised decoration of flowerhead and petals around socket.
Dimensions
  • Cup height: 6cm
  • Cup diameter: 8.2cm
  • Stand height: 6.2cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of the Le Blond collection of Corean pottery London: V&A, 1918, Plate 11, Cat. 45.
Collection
Accession number
C.530&A-1918

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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