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Dish: C.28-1927

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Current Location: Gallery 29 - Korean Gallery

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Small dish with florets. Stoneware, moulded, incised, painted in black and white slip, and celadon-glazed. The inside is incised with two concentric rings and painted with one central and three surrounding florets in t'oehwa (painted slip) technique and the outside is painted with three matching florets in black and white slip. The pale celadon glaze is evenly applied. The foot is hollowed out underneath, and the piece was fired on three quartzite spurs.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Dr W.M. Tapp

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1927-12-17) by Tapp, W. M., Dr

Dating

Koryo Dynasty
13th Century
Circa 1200 - 1300

Note

Compare dish fragments of similar shape and design from the Yuch'on-ri kiln site, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, Seoul, Ewha Womans University Museum, 1983, cat. 163.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( black and white)
Glaze composed of celadon glaze
Rim Diameter 11.2 cm
Foot Diameter 5 cm

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Stoneware, moulded, incised, painted in black and white slip and celadon-glazed
Glazing (coating)
Painting
Incising

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.28-1927
Primary reference Number: 16270

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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