Small bowl with incised design of a bird / Artist Unknown, Korea
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1965/2.69
- Title
- Small bowl with incised design of a bird
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- Stoneware with celadon glaze
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Dimensions
- 8.6 cm x 20.3 cm x 20.3 cm (3 3/8 in. x 8 in. x 8 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- bowl
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Secondary Object Type
- bowl
- Physical Description
- It has a slightly inverted rim and mildly surved sides tapering gradually to a narrow foot. The graze is dark greenish blue in cloor, leaning toward green. The foot was carved out from the inside tl a very shallow depth. Two parrots was carved symmetrically.
- Subject Matter
- This kind of bowl may be dated to sometime in the late 13th century. Parrot design is described long tail, elliptical head and crooked beak. It was found on the bowl or vessel of the Goryeo Dynasty. Bird design represents family happiness, status rising and longevity.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 830 x 451
- File Size
- 50 KB
- Record
- 1965/2.69
- Link to this Item
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"Small bowl with incised design of a bird; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1965-sl-2.69/1965_2.69.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
