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Flattened Bottle with Lotus Scroll Design in Iron Glaze Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), 13th-14th century

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Large ceramic jar with ovoid body, decorated in espresso-brown slip on cream ground with a central cusped medallion enclosing a flowering plant, scrolling arabesque leaves, and repeating arch bands at shoulder and foot
Close-up of a ceramic vessel with cream ground and bold dark brown painted decoration, featuring a large lobed medallion enclosing scrolling peony foliage, with additional leafy scrolls at the shoulder; crackled slip surface visible throughout.
Close-up of a ceramic jar with bold dark brown painted scrolling foliage and lotus motifs on a cream slip ground, with visible crackled surface and freely brushed strokes.
Close-up of a ceramic vessel with crackled cream slip and bold dark brown painted decoration, featuring a central medallion of scrolling peony motifs within a lobed cartouche, surrounded by foliate scroll patterns.
Close-up of a ceramic vessel's unglazed flat base, rough tan earthenware with wear and dark markings, surrounded by the vessel's exterior decorated with bold dark brown and cream scrolling painted patterns.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Flattened Bottle with Lotus Scroll Design in Iron Glaze
Place Made
Korea
Date Made
Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), 13th-14th century
Medium
Wheel-thrown and shaped stoneware with carved and slip-covered ground and glaze-painted decoration
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. (29.21 x 20.00 x 16.19 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with Museum Funds
Accession Number
M.2000.15.87
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Korean Art Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, U.S.A. Daejeon, Republic of Korea: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2012.
  • Wilson, J. Keith. "Korean Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." in Korean Art: Articles from Orientations 1970-2013, edited by Yifawn Lee and Jason Steuber, 428-35. Hong Kong: Orientations Magazine Ltd, 2014.