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Taejop: C.50-1984

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Taejop

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Bowl with peony design. Stoneware, moulded and celadon-glazed. This bowl (taejop) has six indentations around the rim. A large peony is moulded on the inside enclosed by an incised line. The glaze has a pale bluish-green colour and is thickly applied and glossy, the body is thin. There are three quartzite spur-marks on the base.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Gompertz Gift

Place(s) associated

  • Kangjin-gun ⪼ South Cholla province ⪼ Korea

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs

Dating

12th Century
Koryo Dynasty
Circa 1100 - 1150

Note

The model for this kind of bowl with a large peony design comes from the Ding kilns of Song China.

Components of the work

Glaze composed of celadon glaze
Bowl composed of stoneware Height 6.4 cm
Rim Diameter 18.6 cm
Foot Diameter 5.7 cm

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.50-1984
Primary reference Number: 16053
Old object number: 31
Box number: 31
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 11 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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