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Pottery: Unknown
Large jar with tortoise and crane designs. Porcelain, thrown, painted in cobalt-blue and glazed. The body of this jar is almost globular and the neck straight; the foot is wider than the neck, giving the jar a stable appearance. In four roundels around the sides, divine tortoises and cranes are arranged in alternation, with a cloud or auspicious vapour issuing from the mouth of each tortoise, and with lots of free space around the designs. The glaze is of milky-white colour and crackled, the body is thick and heavy. On the base is an unexplained straight incised line and traces of sandy supports adhere to the footring.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Dr W.M. Tapp
Height: 31 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1930-02-15) by Tapp, W. M., Dr
18th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa
1750
-
1800
Such jars (hangari) were used as wine vessels. Judging from the colour of the glaze and the treatment of the footring, this jar appears to have been made in the Punwon-ri kilns in the second half of the eighteenth century. An identical piece is in the Seoul National Museum, see Han'guk Misul Chonjip, vol.10, 1973, pl.85.
Decoration
composed of
glaze
Rim
Diameter 14 cm
Foot
Diameter 15 cm
Throwing
: Porcelain, thrown, painted in cobalt-blue, and glazed
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.21-1930
Primary reference Number: 16436
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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