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Taejop
Pottery: Unknown
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.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
12th Century
Koryo Dynasty
Circa
1100
-
1150
The model for this kind of bowl with a large peony design comes from the Ding kilns of Song China.
Glaze
composed of
celadon glaze
Bowl
composed of
stoneware
Height 6.4 cm
Rim
Diameter 18.6 cm
Foot
Diameter 5.7 cm
Accession number: C.50-1984
Primary reference Number: 16053
Old object number: 31
Box number: 31
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Taejop" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/16053 Accessed: 2024-04-19 19:58:57
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