Maebyong: C.83-1984

Titles

Maebyong

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Probably)

Entities

• Vase

Categories

• Stoneware
• Celadon

Description

Vase with cranes and clouds. Stoneware, thrown, inlaid in black and white slip, with details painted in copper-red, and celadon glazed. This maebyong-shaped vase has a wide almost flat shoulder and a full body that gradually tapers towards the spreading foot. The foot-rim is broad and shallow. The everted mouth is restored and does not correspond to the original form, which would have been of angled cup shape. A band of key-fret is inlaid in black slip around the base. Cranes and cloud motifs are sparsely arranged over the whole vessel with a lot of breathing space between; they are inlaid in black and white slip and emphasised with touches of underglaze copper-red, adding accents of brighter colour. The glaze is thinly but unevenly applied; it is glossy and has a pale blue-green tone. The whole surface is covered with a fine crackle. The foot shows traces of fire-clay spurs.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Gompertz Gift

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs

Dating

Koryo Dynasty
12th Century
Circa 1150 CE - 1200 CE

Note

Vessels such as this one were used for wine; the present example appears to have been made at Yuch'on-ri, Puan, North Cholla province, in the latter part of the twelfth century.