Bowl

Bowl

Gangjin kilns

Charles Freer purchased this eleventh-century celadon bowl as part of the Horace Allen collection of Korean ceramics. Allen was a Presbyterian medical missionary who traveled to Korea in 1884 and went on to assemble a remarkable collection of ceramics, many taken from the tombs of Korean nobility. Freer purchased his entire set of eighty pieces when it was offered for sale in 1907. The technique of preparing celadon glazes, which derive their color from traces of iron fired in a high-temperature reducing atmosphere, was first developed by Chinese potters and began to be used in Korea during the tenth century. In the Peacock Room in Detroit, this piece was grouped with number similar dishes and beneath an array of iridescent Raqqa wares from Syria.

mid 11th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Dr. Horace N. Allen

Stoneware with celadon glaze

HxW: 5.9 x 19.2 cm

F1907.320

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218.1

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

Toledo

OH

Dish

Dish

Gangjin or Buan kilns

Dating to circa 1200, this bowl, with its stamped floral design and carved ribs, was part of the Horace Allen collection of Korean ceramics, which Freer acquired in 1907. Allen was a Presbyterian medical missionary who traveled to Korea in 1884 and went on to assemble a remarkable collection of ceramics, many taken from the tombs of Korean nobility. Freer purchased his entire set of eighty pieces when it was offered for sale in 1907. This piece is an example of Korean celadon. The technique of preparing celadon glazes, which derive their color from traces of iron fired in a high-temperature reducing atmosphere, was first developed by Chinese potters and began to be used in Korea during the tenth century. In the Peacock Room in Detroit, this piece was grouped with number similar dishes and beneath an array of iridescent Raqqa wares from Syria.

late 12th-early 13th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Dr. Horace N. Allen

Stoneware with celadon glaze

HxW: 4.2 x 14.2 cm

F1907.321

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218

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

Toledo

OH

Bowl

Bowl

Gangjin or Buan kilns

12th-mid 13th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Dr. Horace N. Allen

Stoneware with celadon glaze

HxW: 5.2 x 17.1 cm

F1907.343a-c

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206

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

Toledo

OH

Stand

Stand

Possibly Buan kilns

second half of 13th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Yamanaka and Co.

Stoneware with white slip under celadon glaze

HxW: 8.7 x 18.6 cm

F1907.794

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180.1

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

New York

New York

Jar with inlaid design of three phoenixes

Jar

Gangjin or Buan kilns

first half of 13th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Yamanaka and Co.

Stoneware with white and black inlay and black painting under celadon glaze

HxW: 20.5 x 20.7 cm

F1907.367

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180

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

New York

New York

Jar with flattened sides

Jar

Gangjin or Buan kilns

late 13th-early 14th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Yamanaka and Co.

Stoneware with white and black slips inlaid under celadon glaze; gold lacquer repair

HxWxD: 25.4 x 20.2 x 17.8 cm

F1904.330

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179

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

New York

New York

Ewer

Ewer

Gangjin or Buan kilns

Freer purchased this ewer from the collection of Horace Allen, a Presbyterian medical missionary who traveled to Korea in 1884. Allen went on to assemble a remarkable collection of ceramics, many taken from the tombs of Korean nobility. Freer purchased his entire set of eighty pieces when it was offered for sale in 1907. The technique of preparing celadon glazes, which derive their color from traces of iron fired in a high-temperature reducing atmosphere, was first developed by Chinese potters and began to be used in Korea during the 10th century. Especially noteworthy here are the naturalistic sculptural elements, such as the elaborate finial surmounted by a phoenix atop the peony-blossom lid; the vessel and its ornamentation are based on metal prototypes.

late 11th-early 12th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Dr. Horace N. Allen

Stoneware with celadon glaze

HxW: 27.1 x 15.3 cm

F1907.286a-b

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178

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

Toledo

OH

Long-necked bottle

Bottle

Gangjin or Buan kilns

12th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Dr. Horace N. Allen

Stoneware with celadon glaze

HxW: 30.0 x 16.2 cm

F1907.283

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177

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

Toledo

OH

Bottle

Bottle

late 13th-early 14th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Stoneware with black and white inlays under celadon glaze

HxW: 35.6 x 19.8 cm

F1907.76

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172

West

Goryeo period

Buan or Gangjin

Korea

Bottle

Bottle

Gangjin kilns

14th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Yamanaka and Co.

Stoneware with white and black slips inlaid beneath celadon glaze; silver cap.

HxW: 36.2 x 20.8 cm

F1897.46a-b

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170

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

New York

New York

Ewer

Ewer

Gangjin or Buan kilns

first half of 12th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Dr. Horace N. Allen

Stoneware with celadon glaze

HxW: 27.0 x 16.8 cm

F1907.287

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166

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

Toledo

OH

Ewer

Ewer

Gangjin or Buan kilns

Freer purchased this ewer from the collection of Horace Allen, a Presbyterian medical missionary who traveled to Korea in 1884. Allen went on to assemble a remarkable collection of ceramics, many taken from the tombs of Korean nobility. Freer purchased his entire set of eighty pieces when it was offered for sale in 1907. This piece is an example of Korean celadon. The technique of preparing celadon glazes, which derive their color from traces of iron fired in a high-temperature reducing atmosphere, was first developed by Chinese potters and began to be used in Korea during the 10th century. This piece, which dates to the high point of Korean celadon production in the 12th century, features a grayish green glaze with areas of brown and a crackled surface. In the Peacock Room it was grouped with a number of other Korean celadons and beneath a row of green, slightly iridescent Chinese funeral jars.

late 12th-early 13th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Dr. Horace N. Allen

Stoneware with celadon glaze

HxW: 21.5 x 16.1 cm

F1907.288a-b

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165

West

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

Toledo

OH

Ewer

Ewer

Wonsan-ri kilns or Bangsan-dong kilns

Freer purchased this ewer from the collection of Horace Allen, a Presbyterian medical missionary who traveled to Korea in 1884. Allen went on to assemble a remarkable collection of ceramics, many taken from the tombs of Korean nobility. Freer purchased his entire set of eighty pieces when it was offered for sale in 1907. This piece is an early example of Korean celadon. The technique of preparing celadon glazes, which derive their color from traces of iron fired in a high-temperature reducing atmosphere, was first developed by Chinese potters and began to be used in Korea during the 10th century. Like this plain, rounded ewer, early examples tend to reflect the shapes and decorative techniques of the Chinese Yue ware celadon, which was made in a region not far from Korea and may have been the source of celadon glaze technology in Korea

11th century

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Dr. Horace N. Allen

Stoneware with celadon glaze

HxW: 22.3 x 14.5 cm

F1907.284a-b

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65

East

Goryeo period

Korea

United States

Toledo

OH