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Pottery: Unknown
Ewer with peony scrolls. Stoneware, thrown, with parts attached, painted in iron-oxide, and celadon-glazed. This ewer has a tall slightly flaring neck and a rounded body, a curved spout and handle and a concave base. The loop at the top of the handle is broken and the cover is lost. It is freely painted in pale brown iron-oxide with a large peony scroll on the body and leaves on both spout and handle. The glaze is of pale greenish-brown colour, with a glossy surface and a fine crackle, and covers the whole vessel. The piece was fired standing on fine sand of which traces remain on the base.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
Koryo Dynasty
11th Century
Circa
1050
-
1100
This type of ewer was made in the latter part of the eleventh century in Chinsan-ri, Haenam-gun, where fragments have been excavated. The kiln site was first located in May 1983 and more than thirty kilns have subsequently been excavated near the coast, bringing to light mostly celadons washed with iron-oxide (ch'olch'ae). In December 1984 the site was designated an 'Important Historical Site'.
Glaze
composed of
celadon glaze
Paint
composed of
iron-oxide
Ewer
composed of
stoneware
Height 17.3 cm
Base
Diameter 7.7 cm
Rim
Diameter 9.3 cm
Parts
Accession number: C.428-1984
Primary reference Number: 16251
Old object number: 72
Box number: 72
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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