Maebyeong with lotus decoration, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), 11th century. Stoneware with iron-brown design under celadon glaze. H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm). Fletcher Fund, 1927; 27.119.12 © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The lotus’s distinctive...

Maebyeong decorated with cranes and clouds, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), second half of the 12th century. Stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze. H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm). Gift of Sadajiro Yamanaka, 1911; 11.8.1...

Maebyeong decorated with cranes and clouds, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), late 13th century. Stoneware with inlaid design under celadon glaze. H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); Diam. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); Diam. of base 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm). Fletcher Fund, 1927;...

Maebyeong with chrysanthemum decoration, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), 13th century. Stoneware with iron-brown and white-slip decoration of chrysanthemums under celadon glaze. H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); Diam. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm). Gift of Samuel T. Peters,...