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Fragment: C.169-1984

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Fragment with sgraffito design. Stoneware, covered with white slip, carved and punch'ong-glazed. Fragment of a jar or bottle with floral sgraffito design (pakchi) raised in low slip relief with the background cut through to the body, glazed in greyish-blue.

Notes

History note: From the Mudung-san kiln site

Legal notes

Gompertz Gift

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs

Dating

15th Century#
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa 1450 - 1550

Note

This type was widely made in North and South Cholla provinces, in the second half of the fifteenth and early sixteenth century.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( white)
Glaze composed of punch'ong-glaze

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Slip-coating : Stoneware, covered in white slip, carved and punch'ong-glazed
Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.169-1984
Primary reference Number: 16390
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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