Maebyeong with chrysanthemum decoration
Maebyeong, a Korean transliteration of the Chinese term meiping (plum bottle), refers to a shape like this vessel’s, with rounded shoulders and curved contours as well as a distinctive lip.
Artwork Details
- 청자 철채 국화 무늬 매병 고려
- 青磁鐵彩菊花文梅瓶 高麗
- Title: Maebyeong with chrysanthemum decoration
- Period: Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
- Date: 13th century
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Stoneware with iron-brown and white-slip decoration of chrysanthemums under celadon glaze
- Dimensions: H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); Diam. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1915
- Object Number: 15.29.1
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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