Roof Tile / Artist Unknown, Korea
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.198
- Title
- Roof Tile
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- earthenware
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century - 8th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp and Museum purchase made possible by Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam
- Dimensions
- 13 cm x 2 cm (5 1/8 in. x 13/16 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- roof tile
- Physical Description
- This is an example of a lotus medallion with a double layer of petal. Two rows of eight petals each are arranged around a double-ring seedpod. The outer ring of the seedpod has no design. The inner ring of the seedpod contains a central seed surrounded by six peripheral seeds (1+6 seed pattern). The outer rim is embellished with a bead pattern.
- Subject Matter
- The lotus motif, because of its association with Buddhism, was a favorite design for the end-tiles on the roofs of Korean palaces and temples. At first the lotus medallion decorating the faces of end-tiles was single layers and consisted of six to eight petals surrounding a central ovary or seedpod. Later the lotus design grew more complex with additional decoration on each petal as well as super-imposed rows of petals. This is an example of a lotus medallion with a double layer of petal.
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- enclosing structural elements
- flowers
- medium
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- roofs and roof components
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- the natural world
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2004/1.198
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-1.198/2004_1.198.jpg
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"Roof Tile; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-1.198/2004_1.198.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
