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Pottery: Unknown (Probably)
Bottle with bamboo and prunus design. Porcelain, thrown, with designs applied and incised, and glazed. This bottle is pear-shaped, with a broad base and a tapering neck. The decoration is applied in shallow relief with incised details and consists of alternating sprays of prunus and stems of bamboo. The glaze is of pale bluish-white tone. Both the base and the footring are covered with fine sand from the firing support. A spiralling line is incised on the base.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Dr W.M. Tapp
Height: 26.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1926-07-11) by Tapp, W. M., Dr
19th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa
1800
CE
-
1900
CE
The vessel was most probably made at Punwon-ri. It is possible that such monochrome decoration techniques were developed because of the chronic scarcity of cobalt in Korea.
Decoration
composed of
glaze
Foot
Diameter 10.8 cm
Rim
Diameter 3.9 cm
Throwing
: Porcelain, thrown, with designs applied and incised, and glazed
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.10-1926
Primary reference Number: 16522
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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