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Chopsi
Pottery: Unknown (Probably)
Small dish with peony design. Stoneware, moulded and celadon-glazed. The small dish (chopsi) is of ten-petalled floral shape. It is moulded with a large peony flower in the centre and simplified peonies round the sides, in low relief. The pale bluish-green glaze is glossy and finely crackled. The base is flat, wiped free of glaze and shows traces of sandy fire-clay supports.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz gift
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
11th Century
Koryo Dynasty
Circa
1050
CE
-
1100
CE
Similar small flower-shaped dishes were also made in metal. Celadon examples have been excavated from kilns no. 19 and no. 20 at Kyeyul-ri, Kangjin, dating from the second half of the eleventh century.
Glaze
composed of
celadon glaze
Dish
composed of
stoneware
Height 1.8 cm
Foot
Diameter 4 cm
Rim
Diameter 9.7 cm
Accession number: C.44-1984
Primary reference Number: 16019
Old object number: 24
Box number: 24
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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