Small bowl decorated with chrysanthemum

12th century

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This delicate bowl exemplifies white ware of the Goryeo period—what might be termed “soft” porcelain because of the type of clay—of which there was limited production. Porcelain became the main type of ceramic on the peninsula from the fifteenth century under the Joseon dynasty.

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백자 음각 국화 무늬 잔 고려
白磁陰刻菊花文盞高麗
Title: Small bowl decorated with chrysanthemum
Period: Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Date: 12th century
Culture: Korea
Medium: Porcelain with incised design
Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); Diam. of foot 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
Object Number: 22.141.35
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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