Loan Object

Bowl with Lotus Petals

12th century

Stoneware with carved decoration under green glaze

2 × 6 3/8 in. (5.08 × 16.19 cm)
Lent by the Peabody Museum of Natural History, YPM ANT 148362
ILE2017.13.15
The Chinese envoy Xu Jing visited Korea in 1123, and he was so impressed with Korean celadons that he compared them favorably to earlier Chinese court wares, such as those made at the Ru kilns. Ceramics with gray-green glazes were the most widely produced—and favored—wares during the Goryeo dynasty.
Geography: 
Korea
Status: 
On view
Culture: 
Korean
Period: 
Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Classification: 
Containers - Ceramics
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