The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Maebyeong with Decoration of Cranes and Clouds

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Maebyeong with Decoration of Cranes and Clouds

Period:: Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Date:: second half of the 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

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 233

Description

The cranes and clouds, delicately—yet expressively—rendered and set against the green color of the glaze, were popular motifs on Goryeo celadon.
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