Accession Number
2004/1.232

Title
Ten-lobed lotus saucer with inlaid floral patterns

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
13th century

Medium & Support
stoneware with celadon glaze

Dimensions
0.9 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (2.4 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp and Museum purchase made possible by Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam

Subject matter
A dish with a lobed rim. inliad on each lobed wall and at the center of the inner base with white slip art chrysanthemum spray design and a chrysnathemum floret, refoectively. 

Physical Description

This dish with a lobed rim was shaped with a mold. Inlaid on each lobed wall and at the center of its inner base with white slip are chrysanthemum spray design and a chrysanthemum floret, respectively. On the flat outer base remain three quartzite spur marks. The entire dish was glazed including the outer base; the state of sintering is good, while the glaze is pure and green. Crackles are spread throughout the inner and outer surfaces.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.116]

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
saucer

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Chrysanthemum (genus)
Lotus (genus)
celadon (glaze)
ceramic (material)
inlay (process)
stoneware (pottery)