Vase
1150-1250 (made)
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The vase is pear-shaped with a long narrow neck rising to a flared mouth and has a small loop on each side of the neck. It has black and white inlay decoration underneath a greyish green celadon glaze. The decoration comprises a band of lotus petals round the shoulder and four chrysanthemum sprays and butterflies on the body. A large part of the rim has been restored, there are several cracks on the body and there is a chip on the foot.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, thrown, with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze |
| Brief description | Vase, stoneware with inlaid decoration under a celadon glaze; Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 1150-1250 |
| Physical description | The vase is pear-shaped with a long narrow neck rising to a flared mouth and has a small loop on each side of the neck. It has black and white inlay decoration underneath a greyish green celadon glaze. The decoration comprises a band of lotus petals round the shoulder and four chrysanthemum sprays and butterflies on the body. A large part of the rim has been restored, there are several cracks on the body and there is a chip on the foot. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mr. J. S. T. Audley (25 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, W.), accessioned in 1909. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | C.742-1909 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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