VesselsKorean12th century

Small Circular Bowl with Flaring Lip and Lotus Petal Decor

first half 12th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Celadon

Medium

Carved celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised and carved decoration

Culture

Korean

Period

Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 4.5 x Diam. 11.8 cm (1 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.

Related Artworks

Vessels

Gourd-Shaped Ewer with Fruiting Grapevine

Unknown Artist, 12th century

Stoneware with carved and incised decoration under celadon glaze

12th centuryKorean

Vessels

Deep Circular Bowl with Decoration of Three Parrots, Clouds, and Stylized Leaves

Unknown Artist, first half 12th century

Incised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration

12th centuryKorean

Vessels

Circular Bowl

Unknown Artist, 11th-early 12th century

Plain celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze

11th-12th centuryKorean

Vessels

Shallow Circular Bowl with Decoration of Two Parrots, Clouds, and Stylized Leaves

Unknown Artist, first half 12th century

Incised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration

12th centuryKorean

Vessels

'Maebyŏng' Bottle with Decoration of Two Ginseng Branches, Each with Two Leaf Sprays

Unknown Artist, 11th-13th century

Slip-painted celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip

11th-13th centuryKorean

Vessels

Small, Circular Bowl with Flaring Lip and Subtle Lotus-Petal Decor

Unknown Artist, probably late 11th-early 12th century

Incised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over lightly incised and combed decoration

11th-12th centuryKorean

Vessels

Lobed, Melon-Shaped Ewer with Stylized Floral Decor

Unknown Artist, first half 12th century

Incised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration. Reportedly recovered in western Kyŏnggi province.

12th centuryKorean

Vessels

'Maebyŏng' Bottle with Stylized Floral Decor

Unknown Artist, first half 12th century

Incised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration

12th centuryKorean

Vessels

Small Circular Dish with Flat Floor and Straight Sides

Unknown Artist, 12th century

Plain celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze

12th centuryKorean

Vessels

Small Circular Dish with Flat Floor, Countersunk Base, Straight Sides, and Subtle, Stylized Floral Decor

Unknown Artist, 12th century

Molded celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration

12th centuryKorean

Vessels

Small Horn-Cup with Decoration of Four Stylized Chrysanthemum Blossoms, Each in a Roundel

Unknown Artist, late 12th century

Inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration inlaid in black and white slips

12th centuryKorean

Vessels

Cuspidor

Unknown Artist, first half 12th century

Celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze

12th centuryKorean