Celadon Lobed Bottle with Carved Bamboo Design
Hoam Art Museum
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Availability: Discontinued

Product Information
Product Made In:South Korea
Case:Safe Box



Product Details
Material : Celadon
Designation : National Treasure No. 169
Size : H.33.6 D.8.5(mouth) 12.9(base)cm

This pear-shaped bottle with its long, tapering neck is a celadon of exquisite quality and attests to the dexterous craftsmanship of Koryo potters.

The vessel form had its origins in the Chinese Song celadons, but the harmonious and refined Koryo wares far surpass their Chinese prototypes in both form and decoration.

The bottle is skillfully adorned with a carved bamboo design as each stalk splits into two at the neck with the joints executed in incised double lines.

The lustrous, jade-green glaze is evenly applied over the entire surface, but has gathered thickly along the incised depressions. The glaze has some crackle and is flecked with brown spots where the vessel was exposed to oxidizing flames.

The glazed base is neatly trimmed and has clay spur-marks.