Accession Number
2004/1.241

Title
Shallow bowl with inlaid chrysanthemum roundels, black and white slip

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
late 12th century

Medium & Support
stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze

Dimensions
2 15/16 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (7.4 x 18 x 18 cm)

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

Label copy
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]

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
bowl

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Chrysanthemum (genus)
bowls (vessels)
celadon (glaze)
ceramic (material)
inlay (process)