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Fragment: C.584-1984

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Categories

Description

Fragment with inlaid inscriptions. Stoneware, inlaid in white and black slip, and celadon glazed. Fragment of a heavy bowl with thick footring and traces of a sandy support on the base, inlaid with the cyclical characters ulmi, probably referring to the year 1355, in black slip, with a band of youi-heads in white slip, and other motifs.

Notes

History note: Kangjin, Sadang-ri, no. 7

Legal notes

Gompertz Gift

Place(s) associated

  • 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
14th Century
Circa 1350 CE - 1400 CE

Note

No other piece inscribed with the cyclical date ulmi has been discovered so far.

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)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: cyclical characters probably referring to the date 1355

  • Text: ulmi
  • Method of creation: Inlaid
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.584-1984
Primary reference Number: 16357
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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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