Lot 306
  • 306

A Korean inlaid celadon oil bottle Koryo dynasty, 12th century

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

Description

the flattened globular bottle with sharply tapered shoulder to a narrow neck with cupped mouth, decorated in inlaid black and white slip with a band of four flying cranes among stylized clouds, the underside inlaid with a band of stylized leaves, on a raised ring foot

Provenance

Robert Moore collection.
Christie's New York, 16th October 1986, lot 37.

Condition

Mouth (about 1/8 in. high) is restored, otherwise in good condition.
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