Lot 305
  • 305

A Korean inlaid celadon oil bottle Koryo dynasty, 13th century

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

the flattened globular body sharply tapering to a raised ring foot with a short cylindrical neck  and a cupped mouth, decorated with inlaid black and white slip with chrysanthemum florets below a tasseled band, beneath a rich crackled glaze

Provenance

Robert Moore collection.
Christie's New York, 16th October 1986, lot 50.

Condition

Good condition.
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