국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
White Porcelain Water Ewer with Lion Design
  • Nationality/Period

    Goryeo Dynasty

  • Materials

    Ceramics - White Porcelain

  • Category

    Food - Tableware - Foods and Drinks - kettle

  • Dimensions

    H. 19.2cm, D. 12.7cm

  • Accession Number

    Bongwan 9714

This white porcelain ewer is marked by a slender spout, an angled shoulder decorated with a lotus blossom carved in relief, and a melon-shaped body supported by a double-tier base. The entire vessel is covered with white glaze, and has a lid with the figure of a lion on top of a lotus band.