Vase
1100-1200 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The vase is of baluster form, the neck of which is topped with a galleried rim. The body is covered with a greyish brown celadon glaze under which is a leafy motif executed in dark brown slip. There are several firing cracks and gritty adhesions. The base is unglazed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, thrown, painted and glazed |
| Brief description | Vase, stoneware with decoration painted in brown slip under a celadon glaze; Korea, Koryo dynasty, 1100-1200 |
| Physical description | The vase is of baluster form, the neck of which is topped with a galleried rim. The body is covered with a greyish brown celadon glaze under which is a leafy motif executed in dark brown slip. There are several firing cracks and gritty adhesions. The base is unglazed. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond |
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| Bibliographic reference | Bernard Rackham, Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of the Le Blond collection of Corean pottery. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1918.
Plate 33, Cat. 107. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.592-1918 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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