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Pottery: Unknown
Dragon jar and cover. Porcelain, thrown, painted in cobalt-blue and glazed. The cylindrical neck of this dragon jar (yongjonhang) is slightly everted, the lower part of the tall body slightly flared and the foot gently bevelled, with a high footring. The domed cover (A) has a knob in the shape of a lotus bud. The neck is decorated with clouds, the shoulder with a youi-head border and two dragons chasing flaming pearls among clouds cover the body. Parallel lines encircle the rim, the shoulder and the foot. The cover is also painted with clouds and a bud motif on the knob. The glaze is of pale bluish-white tone, the body is thick. The jar was fired on supports made of fire-clay mixed with sand.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Dr W.M. Tapp
Height: 50.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1930-02-15) by Tapp, W. M., Dr
19th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa
1850
-
1900
The character t'ae (great) is incised inside the neck but its significance here has not yet been established. It is rare for a piece to survive complete with a lid; compare Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol.19, 1980, pl.204 for another jar of this shape, and pl.239, for related sherds from Punwon-ri, all in the Seoul National Museum.
Decoration
composed of
glaze
Rim
Diameter 16 cm
Foot
Diameter 17.7 cm
Throwing
: Porcelain, thrown, painted in cobalt-blue, and glazed
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.19 & A-1930
Primary reference Number: 16454
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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