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Bowl with two boys and lotuses

early 12th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 233
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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Object Information
  • 청자양각 동자 연꽃무늬 대접 고려
  • 靑姿陽刻童子蓮文大楪 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 design under celadon glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Gift of Sadajiro Yamanaka, 1911
  • Object Number: 11.8.6
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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