IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 16313 accession number: C.427-1984 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Dish with dragon. Stoneware, thrown, shaped, incised, inlaid in black and white slip, and celadon glazed. The flat rim of this dish (chopsi) has eight indentations to simulate a floral shape and the sides are lobed correspondingly. On the rim is an incised classic scroll, in the cavetto are eight flower sprays inlaid in black and white slip, and in the centre two sketchy dragons in a double circle inlaid in white slip. On the outside are vertical incised lines emphasising the octafoil shape. The glaze has the typical jade colour of Koryo celadon, is evenly applied, and has a subtle gloss and no crackle. The base, which is almost flat, has traces of quartzite spur-marks. title: dish NOTES ----- type: history note value: unknown before donor LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Gompertz Collection creditline: Gompertz Gift STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/16313 SUBJECTS ------------------- dragon dragon CATEGORIES ------ category: stoneware category: celadon DATING ------ creation date: 1150 - 1200 creation date earliest: 1150 creation date latest: 1200 culture: Koryo Dynasty culture: 12th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown CITATIONS -------- Sekai Toji Zenshu Korean Celadon and Other Wares of the Koryo Period Decorative Techniques Employed by the Korean Potter Korean Art from the Gompertz and Other Collections in the Fitzwilliam Museum, A Complete Catalogue Puan Yuch'onniyo Koryo Toja ---