AN INLAID CELADON STONEWARE BOWL, GORYEO DYNASTY
Korea, 12th-13th century. The deep rounded sides raised on a short foot, finely inlaid in white slip beneath the celadon glaze to the interior with a central flowerhead encircled by a band of ruyi-heads as well as alternating chrysanthemum sprays and pomegranate bunches enclosed by line borders, and to the exterior with flowerheads within roundels issuing freely painted vines framed by geometric and petal bands, with some details inlaid in black slip.


Provenance:
French trade. Acquired from an old French private collection of Korean ceramics and works of art.

Condition:
Good condition with old wear and expected firing flaws including pitting, glaze lines, kiln grit, and warping. The rim with two hairlines.The rim with a single professional restoration (10 x 4 cm).

Weight: 788.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 20.6 cm


This inlay technique is called 'sanggam',
which was invented by Korean ceramic artists in the twelfth century. The design was incised into the clay body of the vessel and then filled with slip (diluted clay). The excess slip would have been removed before the piece was biscuit fired, then the bottle was covered with a translucent celadon glaze and fired again. The development of the sanggam inlay technique signifies the elegance and innovativeness of Goryeo ceramic production; no similar inlay technique was used by Chinese craftsmen at this time.


Literature comparison:

Compare a related bowl with similar decoration and motifs, 19.4 cm diameter, dated to the early 14th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 27.119.10. Compare a related with similar decoration and motifs, 20 cm diameter, dated to the first half of the 13th century, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F1917.294.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 October 2001, lot 291
Price: USD 15,275 or approx.
EUR 24,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An inlaid celadon stoneware bowl, Goryeo dynasty, 12th-13th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related decoration and motif. Note the size (18.3 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 29 March 2005, lot 527
Price: USD 15,600 or approx.
EUR 22,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An inlaid celadon stoneware bowl, Goryeo dynasty, 13th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and motif. Note the size (18.3 cm).




高麗王朝内嵌花卉青瓷碗

韓國，十二至十三世紀。敞口，深弧腹，圈足，青瓷釉下精美鑲嵌白色釉料；碗內中央内凹，飾有一朵花，周圍一圈如意紋；内壁交替飾有菊花和石榴紋，碗沿三道弦紋；外壁卷葉花卉紋；一些細節鑲嵌在黑色的漿料中。


來源：
法國古玩交易。購自法國韓國陶瓷和藝術品私人舊藏。

品相：
狀況良好，有磨損、麻點、釉紋、窯砂和翹曲。邊緣有兩條冲線。邊緣有一個專業修補(10 x 4 厘米)。

重量：788.6 克
尺寸：直徑 20.6 厘米


文獻比較：

比較一件相近裝飾主題的十四世紀初碗，直徑19.4 厘米，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，館藏編號27.119.10。比較一件相近裝飾主題的十三世紀上半葉碗，直徑20 厘米，收藏於史密森國立亞洲藝術博物館，館藏編號F1917.294。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2001年10月15日，lot 291
價格：USD 15,275（相當於今日
EUR 24,000
）
描述：十二至十三世紀高麗王朝内嵌花卉青瓷碗
專家評論：比較非常相近的裝飾和主題。請注意尺寸(18.3 厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2005年3月29日，lot 527
價格：USD 15,600（相當於今日
EUR 22,500
）
描述：十三世紀高麗王朝内嵌花卉青瓷碗
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾和主題。請注意尺寸(18.3 厘米)。