An Incised Celadon Stoneware Jar
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An Incised Celadon Stoneware Jar

GORYEO DYNASTY (12TH-13TH CENTURY)

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An Incised Celadon Stoneware Jar
Goryeo dynasty (12th-13th century)
Of high-shouldered ovoid form moulded with four lugs, incised on the body with four attenuated lotus sprays and with a collar of auspicious fungus heads below the short, upright rim, the whole applied with a glossy celadon glaze
8 7/8in. (22.4cm.) high

Lot Essay

For a similar jar, see Choi Sunu, Chungja (Celadon), vol. 4 of Hanguk eui mi (Korea's beauty) (Seoul: Joong-ang Ilbosa, 1981), pl. 26.

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