Preliminary identification
Photo reference
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Overview
This exquisite celadon bowl features intricate white slip inlay (sanggam) depicting flowing lotus scroll motifs surrounded by radiating petal borders. The base retains three distinct spur marks on white clay bits, a classic indicator of historical Korean kiln firing methods.
Story
Twelfth-century Korean potters invented sanggam by carving designs into raw clay and filling them with white or black slip. This technique created breathtaking contrast beneath a translucent jade-green glaze.
Maker / Origin
Goryeo celadon was produced under royal patronage, primarily in the Gangjin and Buan regions of southwestern Korea. Master potters guarded their glaze recipes fiercely, producing vessels so refined that contemporary Song Dynasty scholars praised them as 'first under heaven.'
Condition & Value
The bowl shows clean glaze preservation with characteristic fine crazing, minor kiln firing imperfections, and intact spur marks on the base. Excellent structural condition without visible cracks or restored chips, which helps preserve value.
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Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
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