cma-korean-art: Pitcher with Inlaid Figure and Willow Design, 1200s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Korean
cma-korean-art: Pitcher with Inlaid Figure and Willow Design, 1200s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Korean ArtRepresentations of the elite’s elegant gatherings also appear on craft art designs, particularly depictions of the four accomplishments celebrated as cultivated pastimes by the scholar-literati elite—that is, playing stringed instruments and chess, and practicing calligraphy and painting. The image on this rare Korean inlaid celadon of two figures sitting together under a tree is comparable to renderings featuring the accomplishment motif of playing chess, or baduk in Korean.Size: Diameter: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.); Overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.)Medium: celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decorationhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1917.356 -- source link
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