Intaglio Cylinder Jewellery Box | Lotus Design

This exquisite little intaglio jewellery dish has intricate lotus designs carved into the surface of the clay on both the lid & the base. 

The technique used in the creation of this work is actually the Korean Sanggam technique 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 vibrant green glaze this piece can only have come from the studio of this award winning husband-and-wife ceramic artist duo, Sang Sool Shim and Keum Sun 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 60 mm x Diameter 85 mm