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Bottle: C.52-1932

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 29 - Korean Gallery

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Bottle with deer and crane design. Porcelain, thrown, painted in cobalt-blue and glazed. The decoration of this bottle, like that of C.440-1984 features some of the 'ten motifs of long life' (sipchangsaeng) including a crane flying among clouds, a deer, a pine-tree, pulloch'o fungi, bamboo and rocks. The cobalt is of a bright colour and is evenly covered with a pale bluish glaze that is slightly discoloured near the base due to oxidisation.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Dr W.M. Tapp

Measurements and weight

Height: 25.0 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Punwon-ri kilns ⪼ Kwangju ⪼ Korea

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1932-10-14) by Tapp, W. M., Dr

Dating

19th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa 1800 - 1900

Note

In the nineteenth century the neck of wine bottles became longer and the body wider with a very broad base, giving the vessels a very stable appearance. This is in contrast with the eighteenth century when the body was more elongated and often faceted. In addition, the snow-white glaze of the eighteenth century turned more bluish in the nineteenth, which is characteristic of the Punwon-ri kilns.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of glaze
Foot Diameter 11.2 cm
Rim Diameter 4.5 cm

Materials used in production

Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Porcelain, thrown, painted in cobalt-blue, and glazed
Glazing (coating)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.52-1932
Primary reference Number: 16463
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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