Details
A celadon bowl
Goryeo Dynasty (12th century)
The deep bowl with lobed rim, molded with a central roundel of a fish, encircled by a scenery of lotus pond including ducks and Chinese children (karako), covered with a glaze of soft sea-green tone
8 in. (20.3 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Private collection, Japan

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Takaaki Murakami
Takaaki Murakami

Lot Essay

This beautiful bowl represents the peak of celadon wares from Goryeo Dynasty. Both the elegance of its potting and the artistry of its decoration mark it as one of the finest examples of celadon ware. The sharp molding technique and the color of the glaze on this work may indicate the close relationship with Yaozhou kiln in Northern Song Dynasty of China.

For a similar work in the collection of National Museum of Korea, see Hasebe Gakuji, Korai no seiji, vol. 29 of Toji taikei (Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1970), pls. 52 and 53; and accessible online at https://www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/relic/search/view?relicId=1439

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