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Fragment: C.815-1984

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Fragment with inlaid design. Stoneware, inlaid in white and black slip, and celadon glazed. Base fragment with inlaid petal border, and two large spur marks.

Notes

History note: Puan, Yuch'on-ri, no. 12 (?)

Legal notes

Gompertz Gift

Place(s) associated

  • Puan-gun ⪼ North 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-13th Century#
Circa 1150 - 1250

Note

The piece would have been fired on quartzite spurs. Characteristic is a pale bluish or a darker green glaze. The fragment can be compared with the various types of sherd found at the Yuch'on-ri kilns, which date from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, see documentation.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( black and white)
Glaze composed of celadon glaze

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.815-1984
Primary reference Number: 16352
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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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