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 ¡á Stone lotus bowl of Buyeo
• Address : 16-1, Dongnam-ri, Buyeo-eup, Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
• Classification : Treasures 194
• Manager : Buyeo National Museum (T. 041-834-6321)
Explanation
 

This stone bowl, which once stood in front of the district office in Buyeo, was transferred to the old museum site during the Japanese colonial rule of Korea, currently standing in the Buyeo National Museum. This stone bowl, a relic of Baekje Period and used to plant a lotus in the palace, stands like a round blossom on the Íï-shaped base. The round base has no decoration and is simple. The main bowl's mouth contracts inwardly and draws an arc outwardly. And its bottom is flat but gently curved. The eight vertical stripes are carved at regular intervals on the outer face, and the inscription on the bowl is the same with one on the first-storied body of the five-storied stone pagoda in the Jeongnimsa Temple site, is left incomplete, which means that it was to say that Tang Dynasty of China had conquered Baekje. As this bowl has no lotus pattern, it is believed to be irrelevant to a temple relic. It was found at the site where is assumed to have been a Baekje palace. Thus, it is presumed to have been used in the palace as a lotus bowl. Its voluminous shape and sleek curves well reflect the simple and naive aestheticism of Baekje people.