Current Location: Gallery 29 - Korean Gallery
Maker(s)
Pottery:
Unknown
(Probably)
Entities
Categories
Description
Cup stand with flowers. Stoneware, thrown, luted, carved and incised and celadon-glazed. This stand has a tray with flat everted rim, and a domed central support. The support is exquisitely decorated to resemble a lotus flower with carved and incised petals outside and a seed pod in the recessed centre. The tray is incised with closely-set radiating lines and the rim with a delicate and vivid flower scroll. The glaze is of fine jade colour; glossy and masterly applied. Eight quartzite spur-marks can be seen on the base.
Notes
History note: Collection of the Worcester Royal Porcelain Works Museums, no. 5963; acquired from Sydney Moss in December 1958
Legal notes
Gompertz Gift
Measurements and weight
Diameter: 17.5 cm
Place(s) associated
-
Kangjin-gun
⪼ South Cholla province
⪼ Korea
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1984)
by
Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
Dating
12th Century, Mid#
Koryo Dynasty
Circa
1130
CE
-
1160
CE
Note
Probably Sadang-ri ware.
This piece, which is one of the finest of the numerous Koryo cup stands, was presumably made at the Sadang-ri kilns around 1150, when celadon wares were particularly well decorated. No direct counterpart appears to be recorded.
Components of the work
Glaze
composed of
celadon glaze
Cup Stand
composed of
stoneware
Height 5.6 cm
Foot
Diameter 11.3 cm
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.64-1984
Primary reference Number: 16120
Old object number: 47
Box number: 47
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Wednesday 24 April 2019
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
