Long-necked celadon bottle with inlays and underglaze copper red
Celadon Bottle
1200-1250 (made)
1200-1250 (made)
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This 13th-century bottle has a globular body and a long slender neck, to one side of which is a small loop. It is covered with a celadon glaze, beneath which is black-and-white inlaid decoration. This decoration features four roundels enclosing either a chrysanthemum or peony spray, with willow trees adorning the space between each roundel. There is a band of lotus petals around the shoulder and the foot, leafy sprays on the neck, and a squared spiral border around the mouth. There are touches of underglaze copper red on the peonies. Underglaze copper-red is quite rare on celadons of the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). Examples of brilliant red colour achieved by using underglaze copper pigment are rare because of the difficulty in stabilizing copper pigment.
Some areas on the neck and foot are unglazed, and there is some gold lacquer repair to the rim. The small loop has been restored, and there is a firing crack on the base that extends to the body.
Some areas on the neck and foot are unglazed, and there is some gold lacquer repair to the rim. The small loop has been restored, and there is a firing crack on the base that extends to the body.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Long-necked celadon bottle with inlays and underglaze copper red (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | celadon clay, thrown, inlaid, underglaze painted, and celadon glaze |
| Brief description | Long-necked celadon bottle with inlaid peony, chrysanthemum, and willow design highlighted with underglaze copper red |
| Physical description | The bottle has a globular body and a long slender neck, to one side of which is a small loop. It is covered with a celadon glaze underneath which there is black and white inlaid decoration. The decoration features four roundels enclosing either a chrysanthemum or peony spray with willows between each roundel. There is a band of lotus petals around the shoulder and the foot, leafy sprays on the neck, and a squared spiral border around the mouth. There are touches of underglaze copper red on the peonies. Some areas on the neck and foot are unglazed, there is gold lacquer repair to the rim. The small loop has been restored and there is a firing crack on the base which extends to the body. (bib: "Korean Art in the United Kingdom. Part 1: The collections at London and Oxford. Sir John Figgess. Korean Culture, vol.6, no. 2, p.10, plate 6.) |
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| Object history | Purchased from Yamanaka & Co., accessioned in 1911. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | This 13th-century bottle has a globular body and a long slender neck, to one side of which is a small loop. It is covered with a celadon glaze, beneath which is black-and-white inlaid decoration. This decoration features four roundels enclosing either a chrysanthemum or peony spray, with willow trees adorning the space between each roundel. There is a band of lotus petals around the shoulder and the foot, leafy sprays on the neck, and a squared spiral border around the mouth. There are touches of underglaze copper red on the peonies. Underglaze copper-red is quite rare on celadons of the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). Examples of brilliant red colour achieved by using underglaze copper pigment are rare because of the difficulty in stabilizing copper pigment. Some areas on the neck and foot are unglazed, and there is some gold lacquer repair to the rim. The small loop has been restored, and there is a firing crack on the base that extends to the body. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.72-1911 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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