Ceramics with green glazes were the only high-fired wares produced in Korea during the Goryeo dynasty. The tradition of such high-fired green-glazed wares was first introduced from China around the tenth century. However, by the middle of the twelfth, Korean potters had developed distinctive traditions with shapes and designs that reflect native taste. These Korean wares were extolled in contemporaneous Chinese writings as having the radiance of jade and the clarity of water.
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Showing the boys in the interior of the bowl.
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청자 양각 동자연꽃무 발 고려 靑姿陽刻 童子蓮文 鉢 高麗
Title:Bowl with two boys and lotuses
Period:Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Date:early 12th century
Culture:Korea
Medium:Stoneware with mold-impressed decoration under celadon glaze
Dimensions:H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Diam. of foot: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Classification:Ceramics
Credit Line:Gift of Sadajiro Yamanaka, 1911
Accession Number:11.8.6
Yamanaka Sadajiro Japanese(until 1911; donated to MMA)
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