청자 음각 연꽃 무늬 매병 고려|靑磁陰刻蓮花文梅甁 高麗|Maebyeong with lotus decoration

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late 11th–early 12th century · Stoneware with carved and incised design under celadon glaze · Asian Art

The effect of the delicately carved lotus design under the translucent celadon glaze is subtle. Literally meaning “plum bottle,” maebyeong is a shape inspired by contemporaneous and earlier Chinese vessels. Korean celadon maebyeong developed fuller forms: broad shoulders, as in this piece, or curvilinear contours, as in an example with cranes and clouds displayed nearby.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 11th–early 12th century

Medium

Stoneware with carved and incised design under celadon glaze

Culture

Korea

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1927