Shallow bowl with inlaid chrysanthemum roundels, black and white slip
Korean
Description
These two bowls are examples of a popular decorative scheme for celadon bowls of the latter twelfth century: four floral medallions (peonies in one bowl, chrysanthemums in the other) float on the inner curve of the bowl, and a half-lozenge border marks the inner rim.
Subject Matter:
On the inner wall are four small medallions, inside which chrysanthemum sprays are rendered. A band of scrols and a pair of horizontal lines on the upper parts of teh inner and outer walls. Refractory spur marks on the low foot. Glaze drips and cracks
Physical Description:
This bowl was produced between the late 12th and 13th century, when ornate decoration was accorded greater importance than the beauty of color. A small circle was incised at the inner bottom, surrounded by two concentric circles inlaid with white slip. On the inner wall are decorated four small medallions inside which are rendered chrysanthemum sprays. On both the upper part of the inner and outer walls are decorated a band of scrolls and a pair of horizontal lines, respectively. The low foot displays refractory spur marks. Glaze drips and cracks are visible in parts of the bowl’s surface.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.104]
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