Lot 353
KOREAN CELADON-GLAZED CUP AND STAND
GORYEO DYNASTY
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
高麗 青瓷杯及盞拖 共箱
the cup forms the shape of an open lotus flower with six petals, the raised stand supported on five stylised legs, both cup and stand covered in transparent green glaze with olive tone, with a Japanese wooden box
Dimensions
widths: stand 12cm; cup 6.8cm
Provenance
Formerly in a private Japanese collection
前日本私人收藏
Footnote
Koryo celadons were originally inspired by celadons of the Song dynasty but reached an apex of quality in the Goryeo dynasty when vessels such as the present example were created for elite society. Compare two cups and stands of similar form, especially the legged stands: one is in the National Museum of Korea, Seoul, accession number: Dongwon1415 and the other dated to the 12th century, is in Portland Art Museum, museum number: 2014.177.1a,b. The later example, due to the refined shade of the glaze, is thought to have been produced in the kilns of Sadang-ri, Gangjin, which produced the most outstanding jade-coloured celadons of the Goryeo period.