Intaglio Lidded Jewellery Jar | Lotus Flowers

This exquisite cylindrical intaglio jewellery jar has intricate lotus floral designs carved into the surface of the clay. Small golden embossed dots adorne the glaze.

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 225 mm x Diameter 85 mm