AN INCISED AND CÉLADON GLAZED CERAMIC EWERKorea, Goryeo period, 12th-13th century

The ewer with an ovoid moulded body with curved spout, ear-shaped handle with a small ring on the top and a conical cover, the incised decoration consisting of floral motifs and bands with stylized leaves, the external surface with a céladon glaze.23 x 22 x 12 cmProvenance: Italian private collection, acquired in Korea in the 1960s.A similar ewer is in the Horim Museum in Seoul (Masterpieces from Horim Museum I, Seoul 1999, p. 31, n. 19).