PAIR OF KOREAN EARLY KORYO CELADON VASES

Ca. AD 918 – 1392 A pair of Korean celadon vases in baluster form with a dish-topped rim. The vases are covered in greyish-green celadon glaze, and one has additional leaf motifs made with a dark iron slip. The form is known in Korean as Kwanggubyong. Korean scholar Yun Yong-I noted that such pieces "have been found at kiln sites in the area of Chinsan-ri, Haenam-gun, South Cholla province". Repaired. For similar see: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Object 16245; The Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession Number C.592-1918.
Size: 270-280mm x 140-130mm; Weight: 2.53kg
Provenance: Private British collection.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600