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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Dish

1400-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware ceramics known as buncheong were made in Korea between 1400 and 1600. The design on this piece has been inlaid into the surface of the dish. After forming the dish from clay, the potter would have used stamps and carving tools to cut away and impress the pattern. The potter would then apply a creamy coloured liquid clay or slip to the dish. With the excess slip wiped away, the pattern is clearly revealed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware with stamped and inlaid decoration
Brief description
Stoneware dish with stamped and inlaid decoration. Buncheong ware, Korea, 1400-1600
Physical description
Stoneware dish with stamped and inlaid decoration in white slip. Decoration on upper surface consists of central flower within concentric circles and bands of 'rope-mark' patterning. Lower surface features concentric rings around a band of 'rope-mark' patterning.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.2cm
  • Height: 3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr P. H. D. S. Wikramaratna, in memory of his wife Nancy
Object history
Previous loan number: LOAN:WIKRAMARATNA.3
Summary
Stoneware ceramics known as buncheong were made in Korea between 1400 and 1600. The design on this piece has been inlaid into the surface of the dish. After forming the dish from clay, the potter would have used stamps and carving tools to cut away and impress the pattern. The potter would then apply a creamy coloured liquid clay or slip to the dish. With the excess slip wiped away, the pattern is clearly revealed.
Collection
Accession number
FE.34-2008

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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