Celadon Bowl with Inlaid Willow, Reed, Water, and Animal Design and Inscription of "Gisa(己巳)"
Bowl
1389 (made)
1389 (made)
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This celadon bowl has an inverted rim. The characters "己巳"(gisa) are inlaid in white clay at the centre of the inside bottom and enclosed by a lotus petal band. The interior is decorated with willows in three places and reeds in one place, with ducks in between them. There is a scroll band a little way below the mouth. The upper and lower parts of the exterior are decorated with a scroll band and a lotus petal band respectively. Between the bands there are four chrysanthemum designs. The foot is low and small, and is marked with the traces of sand spurs. The glaze has a greyish-blue tint. Corrosion and discoloration are visible on the outside. Features such as the simplified willow design, the characters "己巳"(gisa), the use of scroll bands, the rough greyish-blue glaze, and the foot with sand spur marks indicate that the bowl was produced in 1389, the year of "己巳"(gisa).
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Title | Celadon Bowl with Inlaid Willow, Reed, Water, and Animal Design and Inscription of "Gisa(己巳)" (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Stoneware, thrown, with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze |
Brief description | Bowl, stoneware with inlaid decoration under a celadon glaze; Korea, Koryo dynasty, 1269-1329 |
Physical description | The bowl with white and black inlaid decoration and covered with a greyish green celadon glaze. The interior bears two character 'kisa' (a cyclical year) in the well, surrounded by a band of lotus petals, a frieze of ducks, willows and reeds on the sides and a grass border near the rim. The exterior has chrysanthemums and arabesque scrolls, between a band of lotus petals and a grass border. There are areas of glaze degradation, more serious on the outside but also on the inside. |
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Marks and inscriptions | "己巳"
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Credit line | Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond |
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Summary | This celadon bowl has an inverted rim. The characters "己巳"(gisa) are inlaid in white clay at the centre of the inside bottom and enclosed by a lotus petal band. The interior is decorated with willows in three places and reeds in one place, with ducks in between them. There is a scroll band a little way below the mouth. The upper and lower parts of the exterior are decorated with a scroll band and a lotus petal band respectively. Between the bands there are four chrysanthemum designs. The foot is low and small, and is marked with the traces of sand spurs. The glaze has a greyish-blue tint. Corrosion and discoloration are visible on the outside. Features such as the simplified willow design, the characters "己巳"(gisa), the use of scroll bands, the rough greyish-blue glaze, and the foot with sand spur marks indicate that the bowl was produced in 1389, the year of "己巳"(gisa). |
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Accession number | C.578-1918 |
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Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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