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Bowl: C.37-1984

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Bowl with lotus design. Stoneware, moulded and celadon-glazed. This small bowl has a graceful S-shaped profile and a small foot with low footring. The outside is plain and the inside is moulded with a lotus bloom with three ranks of over-lapping petals, each centred by a cloud motif. It is covered by a thin pale bluish-green celadon glaze, that is evenly applied, but discoloured by an accidental dark brown iron-oxide streak inside. Traces of fire-clay supports can be seen on the footring.

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

12th Century
Koryo Dynasty
Circa 1100 - 1150

Note

This small bowl, probably used for drinking tea, would seem to have been made towards the end of the eleventh or the beginning of the twelfth century at Sadang-ri.

Components of the work

Glaze composed of celadon glaze
Bowl composed of stoneware Height 5.1 cm
Rim Diameter 11.4 cm
Foot Diameter 3.1 cm

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.37-1984
Primary reference Number: 16055
Old object number: 20
Box number: 20

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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

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