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

Bowl

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

Bowl of stoneware, covered with a crackled, brownish celadon glaze. The exterior is plain while the interior has a moulded decoration of a flower in the well and flowers and foliage on the sides. Some of the crackles are stained brown on the interior and exterior.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, thrown, moulded and glazed
Brief description
Bowl, stoneware with celadon glaze; Korea, Koryo dynasty, 1100-1150
Physical description
Bowl of stoneware, covered with a crackled, brownish celadon glaze. The exterior is plain while the interior has a moulded decoration of a flower in the well and flowers and foliage on the sides. Some of the crackles are stained brown on the interior and exterior.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Diameter: 19cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of the Le Blond collection of Corean pottery London: V&A, 1918, Plate 19, Cat. 65.
Collection
Accession number
C.550-1918

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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