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Ch'omhyonbyong-shaped bottle
Pottery: Unknown (Possibly)
Bottle. Stoneware, thrown and celadon-glazed. The neck of this mallet-shaped bottle is long and narrow, and the mouth is everted; the body has an angled sloping shoulder and straight sides. The piece is undecorated. The glaze has a pale blue-green jade colour with a subtle gloss and fine overall crackle. It is not evenly applied, and where it is very thin, the grey colour of the body shines through. The base is flat and has partly been wiped free of glaze; it has traces of fire-clay spur-marks.
History note: Acquired from Kochukyo
Gompertz Gift
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
12th Century
Koryo Dynasty
Circa
1100
CE
-
1150
CE
This shape, which is called ch'omhyonbyong (Japanese: kinuta), was probably used as a flower vase, and may have been produced at the kilns in Sadang-ri, Kangjin-gun, South Cholla province. The prototype can be found in Longquan bottles with fish-dragon or phoenix handles. On the Korean example, however, the handles are lacking and the overall proportions are different.
Glaze
composed of
celadon glaze
Bottle
composed of
stoneware
Height 27.2 cm
Foot
Diameter 10.0 cm
Rim
Diameter 8.0 cm
Accession number: C.31-1984
Primary reference Number: 16158
Old object number: 13
Box number: 13
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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