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Maebyong
Pottery: Unknown (Probably)
Vase with peony designs. Stoneware, thrown, painted in iron-oxide and celadon-glazed. The short neck of this maebyong-shaped vase has a narrow projecting rim, the body expands at the shoulder and gradually narrows towards the base. The footring is low. The decoration is painted in dark brown iron-oxide and consists of a band of stylised chrysanthemum petals round the shoulder, a broad plain band round the base, and an overall peony scroll between, with fully-opened blooms and vigorous scrolling foliage. The glaze has a brownish-green tinge but is predominantly green and glossy, as seldom seen on vessels decorated in underglaze-brown. Sand adheres to the base.
Oscar C. Raphael Bequest, 1941
Height: 27.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.
Koryo Dynasty
12th Century
1100
CE
-
1200
CE
This shape is typical of twelfth-century maebyong painted in iron (ch'olhwa). It was probably used for plum blossom or ginseng wine. Some examples have been found with lids. Sherds of such iron-painted celadon have been excavated at the Kyeyul-ri kiln site in Kangjin-gun, South Cholla province.
Glaze
composed of
celadon glaze
Paint
composed of
iron-oxide
Rim
Diameter 5.7 cm
Foot
Diameter 8.7 cm
Decoration
Throwing
: Stoneware, thrown, painted in iron-oxide, and celadon-glazed
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: OC.90-1946
Primary reference Number: 16255
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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