A very important celadon bowl
The shallow rounded sides rising from a small foot, inlaid in white and black slip with a flower within a double ring decorated with curling leave motifs, the sides decorated with 6 evenly spaced flowers, surrounded by a band of scrolling patterns, just below the rim.
Diameter: 19.5cm
Style of: Goryeo Dynasty (11th – 12th century AD), age determination uncertain
Minor rim chip restored in gold lacquer
Exhibition of Korean Art catalogue, The Hague, 1961, no 71 and 72. http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/13094/lot/2296/