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Small Goryeo Celadon Inlaid Foliate Plate
Goryeo Dynasty, 12th c. AD, Korea
Diameter: 10 cm
A small foliate-form plate with impressed and inlaid floral pattern in black and white detailing . The cavetto is formed of fluted petals, each of which is decorated with a floral sprig. The flattened center has a larger floral depiction encased in double concentric circles. The entire piece is covered in a translucent minty blue-green glaze of ideal color. The flattened foot has three white spur marks.
In an inscribed wooden box, and with Bunkacho export permit.
Provenance:
From a private Japanese collection.
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