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Wine bottle: C.7-1930

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Wine bottle with peony design. Stoneware, thrown, incised and celadon-glazed. On the shoulder are two parallel incised lines and a band of youi-heads below; four peony sprays are incised on the body, and a band of double lotus petals above the foot. The glaze is lustrous, of a pale blue-green colour, evenly applied over the whole body, and with a tiny overall crackle. In places the glaze has discoloured and lost its glossiness, and some earth is adhering. There are five spur-marks on the base.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Dr W.M. Tapp

Measurements and weight

Height: 31.6 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Puan-gun ⪼ North Cholla province ⪼ Korea
  • Kangjin-gun ⪼ South Cholla province ⪼ Korea

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1930-02-15) by Tapp, W. M., Dr

Dating

12th Century
Koryo Dynasty
Circa 1100 CE - 1200 CE

Note

This is a typical Koryo bottle. Almost identical examples have been excavated at the kiln sites in Yuch'on-ri, Puan, North Cholla province, and in Sadang-ri, Kangjin-gun, South Cholla province.

Components of the work

Glaze composed of celadon glaze
Foot Diameter 11.2 cm
Rim Diameter 5.7 cm
Decoration

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Stoneware, thrown, incised and celadon-glazed
Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.7-1930
Primary reference Number: 16169
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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