Bowl with Flower Decoration

Bowl

Thick-walled slightly conical bowl with a standring, typical for the 13./14. century. Patterns in Sanggam insertion-technique. Ivory-white chrysanthemums on the bottom and the walls inside and outside.

Object ID
Korea_002

Age
Koryō Period, 918 – 1392 AD

Material
Stoneware

Color
blue-green-grey

Height
3.5 cm

Diameter
12.4 cm

Condition
Very Good

Price
on request

Description

The grey-green bowl has a slightly conical shape, thick walls, a bulging mouth, a shallow bottom and a standring. The patterns are designed in Sanggam inlay-technique with white and black color. In the centre of the bottom is a wild chrysanthemum, framed by two rings. There are tiny air bubbles in the glaze layer. Then follows a stylized decorative ribbon with clouds. Inside and outside the sidewalls are each five chrysanthemums. On the bottom are some rests of burning supports.
The Sanggam inlay–technique was developed from Korean craftsmen. The motifs were carved or stamped in the unglazed surface, and in this case inlayed with kaolin-containing white slip before firing. This changes during the burning process to white colors. While shaping and decoration were originally influenced by Chinese forms, nonetheless the Korean artisans developed a specific direction of art and variety. [1] (HV)

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[1] Choi, Kun (2000): Das Geheimnis des Koryō-Seladons. In: Handbuch der Koreanischen Kunst. Steinzeug und Seladon. Aus dem Koreanischen übersetzt von Yunjin Chung und Hans-Alexander Kneider. Wasmuth Verlag. Tübingen. 57-65