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The cranes and clouds, popular motifs on Goryeo celadon, are delicately yet expressively rendered. Set against the green color of the glaze, they appear to be floating in the sky.
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청자 상감 구름 학 무늬 매병 고려
靑磁象嵌雲鶴文梅甁 高麗
Title: Maebyeong (plum bottle) decorated with cranes and clouds
Period: Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Date: second half 12th century
Culture: Korea
Medium: Stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze
Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Sadajiro Yamanaka, 1911
Accession Number: 11.8.1
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