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Pottery: Unknown (Uncertain)
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.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
17th Century, Mid#
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa
1630
CE
-
1660
CE
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.
Decoration
composed of
glaze
Flask
composed of
porcelain
Height 20.1 cm
Rim
Diameter 3.7 cm
Foot
Diameter 8.8 cm
Accession number: C.437-1984
Primary reference Number: 16429
Box number: 82
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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