KORYO
DYNASTY CELADON PAINTED STONEWARE BOTTLE JAR
Korea, 935 - 1392
(with similar bottle #5561, from the University of Virginia Art Museum)
The dish-mouthed bottle with a slender neck above an ovoid body and bearing a grey-green celadon glaze, with a foliate
spray
painted to the body and neck
Provenance: University of Virginia Art Museum,
bearing the museum inventory number
Note: By the 14th century, the delicate early manufacturing techniques for making celadon had been lost. Most of the early
pieces are retrieved from graves, and faded with age and bear some damage. Korean celadon was regarded by the Chinese
Song as one of the 10 treasures of the world – “beyond description”. The Japanese, who had no porcelain until the 17th century,
regarded it as one of the 8 things closest to heaven, and used it in their religious tea ceremonies, kidnapping the Korean
potters. This traditional Korean form disappeared from Korea after the 16th century.
Condition: Good condition; wear consistent with age and use; minor fritting to lip rim, some firing crazing under glaze
Height: 10 1/2 in.
SOLD
#5561a
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