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Wine bottle: C.75-1984

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 29 - Korean Gallery

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Uncertain)

Entities

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Description

Wine bottle with chrysanthemum design. Stoneware, thrown, with applied lug, inlaid in black and white slip, and celadon glazed. This typical twelfth-century wine bottle has an unbroken curving outline that flows from the slightly flared mouth over the pear-shaped body to the low foot. Judging from the small loop on the neck, the vessel must originally have had a lid with a corresponding loop for fastening. The shoulder is inlaid in white slip with two horizontal lines and a band of youi-heads. The main design is three chrysanthemum sprays inlaid in black and white slip. A band of double lotus petals is incised above the foot. The glaze is semi-opaque and lustrous, of a pale blue-green colour, and has a fine overall crackle. On the base are four quartzite spur-marks.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Gompertz Gift

Measurements and weight

Height: 32.0 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Puan-gun ⪼ North Cholla province ⪼ Korea
  • 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

Koryo Dynasty
12th Century
Circa 1150 CE - 1200 CE

Note

Probably Sadang-ri or Yuch'on-ri ware

The vessel appears to date from the second half of the twelfth century, when the sanggam (inlay) technique was much used, especially in Sadang-ri in South Cholla, and in Yuch'on-ri, North Cholla province.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( black and white)
Glaze composed of celadon glaze
Foot Diameter 10.0 cm
Rim Diameter 5.8 cm
Lug

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Stoneware, thrown, with applied lug, incised, inlaid in black and white slip, and celadon-glazed
Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.75-1984
Primary reference Number: 16338
Old object number: 60
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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