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

Dish

1200-1300 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of stoneware, covered with a greyish green celadon glaze. The dish is decorated on the interior with double circles cut into the centre. There are four flower heads formed by blobs of white and black slips, one within the double circles and three on the sides. There are three similar flower motifs around the exterior walls. The glaze on the rim is worn away.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, thrown, painted and glazed
Brief description
Dish, stoneware with decoration painted in white and black slips under a celadon glaze; Korea, Koryo dynasty, 1200-1300
Physical description
Dish of stoneware, covered with a greyish green celadon glaze. The dish is decorated on the interior with double circles cut into the centre. There are four flower heads formed by blobs of white and black slips, one within the double circles and three on the sides. There are three similar flower motifs around the exterior walls. The glaze on the rim is worn away.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.5cm
  • Diameter: 11.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of the Le Blond collection of Corean pottery London: V&A, 1918, Plate 30, Cat. 104.
Collection
Accession number
C.589-1918

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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