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Korean Celadon  Jar with Four Handles. Goryeo dynasty, 12th century.

$20,000
£15,175.54
€17,351.87
CA$27,934.58
A$31,059.45
CHF 16,217.53
MX$378,069.12
NOK 206,928.62
SEK 193,882.23
DKK 129,500.22
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Korean Celadon  Jar with Four Handles. Goryeo dynasty, 12th century. A stoneware body of baluster form with bulbous high shoulder, four small strap handles at the shoulder, short neck and flared base with an unglazed foot rim. The decoration is of four incised tree peony plants on the body mid-section centered between the handles. The celadon glaze covers overall with color variations including a darker flash diagonally across the body, uneven glaze crackle and crazed in areas. Excellent condition. 12-1/2 inches high x 8 inches in diameter. (32 x 20.3cm). 7 lbs. 6 oz. (3350g.) Goryeo dynasty, 12th century. Provenance: Margaret Miller White, Rancho Santa Fe. For similar examples see: Christie’s New York A Private Collection of Korean Art October 31st, 1996, lot 32, pp. 20-21. Christie’s New York Korean Works of Art October 31st, 1996 lot 6, pp. 18 & 19. Bonhams & Butterfields San Francisco Fine Asian Works of Art June 7, 2005, p.128, lot#2292. Christie’s New York, Japanese and Korean Art, 16 March 2021, lot 254. G. St. G. M. Gompertz, Korean Celadon and Other Wares of the Koryo Period. No. 10 Freer Gallery of Art. W. B. Honey, Corean Pottery, no. 34. Masterpieces of the Ho-Am Art Museum, pl.11. Forman, The Ancient Art of Korea,  p. 65. G. St. G. M. Gompertz, Celadon Wares,  #25. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (19.927).
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Diameter: 8 in (20.32 cm)
  • Style:
    Other (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Celadon,Ceramic,Fired,Glazed
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    12th Century
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Point Richmond, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: TM-KG700021stDibs: LU1778236650142

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