Bowl decorated with peonies
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.While the five peonies, each in a roundel, are inlaid in white and black, the surrounding scrolling pattern is achieved through the reverse-inlaid method: the background, rather than the design itself, is carved out and filled with slip. This combined technique creates a dramatic effect unique to Goryeo celadon.
Artwork Details
- 청자 상감 모란 무늬 대접 고려
- 青磁象嵌牡丹文大楪 高麗
- Title: Bowl decorated with peonies
- Period: Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
- Date: 13th century
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Stoneware with inlaid and reverse-inlaid design under celadon glaze
- Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Lent by National Museum of Korea
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art