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Pottery: Unknown (Possibly)
Melon-shaped ewer and cover with lotus design. Stoneware, thrown, with parts attached, indented, incised and celadon-glazed. The body is twelve-lobed, has a well-formed spout, a handle with a double loop, and a flower-shaped cover, also with a loop. It has a shallow footring. The ewer is incised around the rim and the base with bands of double lotus petals, and each of the twelve lobes is decorated with a precisely engraved lotus spray. The lid is incised with a scroll motif on each lobe. The glaze has a clear, pale green celadon tone, with a fine crackle evenly covering the whole surface. The footring, from which the glaze had been wiped before firing, shows four large fire-clay spur-marks.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Height: 19.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
12th Century
Koryo Dynasty
Circa
1100
CE
-
1200
CE
Sadang-ri or Yuch'on-ri ware.
This type of melon-shaped ewer, which has a typical Koryo form, was used for wine. Melon-shaped qingbai ewers from Jingdezhen have been excavated from Koryo tombs, and the numerous Koryo examples were clearly inspired by such Chinese prototypes.
Glaze
composed of
celadon glaze
Rim
Diameter 3.5 cm
Foot
Diameter 9.2 cm
Decoration
Throwing
: Stoneware, thrown, with parts attached, indented, incised and celadon-glazed
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.60 & A-1984
Primary reference Number: 16142
Old object number: 43
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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