inverted pear-shape; short neck; round mouth is wider than neck; light green glaze with darker green foliage and flower motif; lid is bell-shaped with darker grayish glaze and darker vine design

Maebyeong with chrysanthemums, 11th-12th century

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Korean potters adopted various scrolling floral designs from imported Chinese ceramics, but the origins of such patterns can be traced to Central Asia, India, Persia, and as far away as Greece and Egypt. Goryeo celadons with scrolling patterns in iron oxide, such as this one, are prized for the exuberant, painterly quality of their brushwork.

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Title
Maebyeong with chrysanthemums
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.79.482a,b
Catalogue Raisonne
Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 892
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inverted pear-shape; short neck; round mouth is wider than neck; light green glaze with darker green foliage and flower motif; lid is bell-shaped with darker grayish glaze and darker vine design