Pottery: Unknown
Small bottle with chrysanthemum design. Stoneware, thrown, inlaid in black and white slip, and celadon glazed. The long neck spreads slightly towards the mouth, expands at the shoulder to the wide, pear-shaped body and narrows again toward the low footring. The body is inlaid in black and white slip with four chrysanthemum sprays in double-outlined roundels among a dense overall chrysanthemum pattern. The neck is decorated with stylised lotus petals and a band of key-fret. Another band of lotus petals encircles the foot. The glaze is of pale blue-green tone, and slightly opaque as it contains air bubbles. The base shows three quartzite spur-marks.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Height: 10.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
Koryo Dynasty
13th Century
Circa
1200
-
1300
Small bottles of this type were used for oil or similar substances, and this particular shape with expanding body was favoured in the thirteenth century.
Decoration
composed of
slip
( black and white)
Glaze
composed of
celadon glaze
Rim
Diameter 2.3 cm
Foot
Diameter 4.0 cm
Throwing
: Stoneware, thrown, inlaid in black and white slip, and celadon-glazed
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.82-1984
Primary reference Number: 16339
Old object number: 67
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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