Intaglio Bird Lid Jewellery Box

This exquisite intaglio jewellery box has intricate floral designs carved into the surface of the clay. Two delicate birds sit atop the lid surrounded with ceramic pearls.

The technique used in the creation of this work is actually the Korean Sanggam techique most famously used in Goryeo celadon pottery (10th-14th centuries)

This involves incising designs into the clay surface (Intaglio) and then inlaying those carved lines with contrasting coloured slip - typically white or black.

After inlaying the surface is smoothed so the inlay is flush, it is then glazed resulting in a subtle, elegant design visible beneath the translucent glaze. 

Stunning in a creamy grey glaze this piece can only have come from the studio of Shim & Lee.    

The Studio's Yang mark, symbolising the Yang side of the Yin-Yang philosophy of harmony, balance and energy, is clearly embossed on the lid of this beautiful dish.

Approx Size : Height 70 mm x Diameter 140 mm