Amid the flowers at the center of this dish are characters naming both the location of its manufacture—Gyeongju, in Gyeongsang Province—and the government bureau—Jangheunggo, which was responsible for supplying the court with items such as paper and mats—to which it was sent. In the fifteenth century the central government collected and stored buncheong vessels from the regions and supplied the court with necessary tableware at official functions.
