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Flask: C.437-1984

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Current Location: Gallery 29 - Korean Gallery

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Pottery: Unknown (Uncertain)

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Description

Flattened flask with bamboo design. Porcelain, moulded, luted, painted in iron-brown, and glazed. This typical seventeenth-century flask has a flattened moon-shaped body, narrow waisted neck and broad oval foot that was separately made and joined to the body. Each side is painted in underglaze iron-oxide with short stems of bamboo in shaded tones of brown. The glaze is tinged with blue. The footring shows traces of fine sand from the firing support.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

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Gompertz Gift

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs

Dating

17th Century, Mid
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa 1630 CE - 1660 CE

Note

Such flasks were probably used at outings and picnics. This one was probably made in the kilns at Sondong-ri which were active from 1640 to 1649, or at Songjong-ri, around 1650.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of glaze
Flask composed of porcelain Height 20.1 cm
Rim Diameter 3.7 cm
Foot Diameter 8.8 cm

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.437-1984
Primary reference Number: 16429
Box number: 82

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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