Accession Number
2021/1.146

Title
Celadon Melon-shaped Maebyeong Lid

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
12th century

Medium & Support
stoneware with celadon glaze

Dimensions
2 1/16 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in. (5.2 x 10.6 x 10.6 cm)

Credit Line
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam

Subject matter
Lid for a maebyeong jar in the shape of a melon.

Physical Description
A lid for a maebyeong jar in the shape of a melon and covered in a green hued glaze. The is entirely glazed and was fired with three quartzite spurs on the innter surface. Fine crazing extends over the surface forming a kind of pattern.

This is ribbed maebyeong lid in the shape of a melon. It is entirely glazed and was red with three quartzite spurs supporting its inner surface. Fine crazing extends over its entire surface like a pattern. Despite small damages in two parts of the rim, the color, clay body, and fusion of the glaze are all of a relatively high standard.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.137]

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
lid

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
celadon (glaze)
ceramic (material)
lid
lids (covers)
stone china (stoneware)
stoneware (pottery)