Accession Number
1987/1.300

Title
Small conical bowl

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 12th century

Medium & Support
Stoneware with celadon glaze

Dimensions
3 3/8 x 7 11/16 x 7 11/16 in. (8.5 x 19.5 x 19.5 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Toshiko Ogita in memory of Tomoo Ogita

Subject matter
Clear and green glaze, damage to two parts of the mouth but near-perfectly preserved.

Physical Description

Displaying a good sense of overall balance, the bowl’s glaze is also quite clear and green. It was fired after the entire foot was glazed and placed on three quartzite supports. There are marks of glaze running on both the inside and outside of the bowl, leaving an uneven surface. Bowls fired on quartzite spurs such as this one were mostly high-quality items. Apart from damage in two parts of the mouth, this piece is preserved in near-perfect condition.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.98]

It has a slightly outward flared rim and tapers abruptly to a narrow base. It has no underglaze decoration. There are three spur marks in eye. The glaze is greenish blue in color, leaning toward green, and the base clay contains some impurities.

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
bowl

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
bowls (vessels)
celadon (glaze)
ceramic (material)
stoneware (pottery)