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Bowl: OC.123-1946

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Bowl with peony design. Stoneware, moulded and celadon-glazed. This rounded conical bowl (taejop) has isx indentations around the rim suggesting a floral shape. On the inside a large peony flower is moulded in low relief with finely indicated veins and enclosed by an incised line. The glaze has a pale bluish-green tone, is clear, glossy and crackled. The base shows three quartzite spur-marks.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Oscar Raphael bequest, 1941

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

12th Century
Koryo Dynasty
Circa 1100 - 1150

Note

Wares of this type were made at Yuch'on-ri, Puan, North Cholla province; see the exhibition catalogue, Seoul, Ewha Womans University Museum, 1983, cat. 176.

Components of the work

Glaze composed of celadon glaze
Rim Diameter 19.8 cm
Foot Diameter 6.7 cm

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Stoneware, moulded and celadon-glazed
Glazing (coating)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.123-1946
Primary reference Number: 16052

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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