Square-shaped White Porcelain Bottle with Raised Symbols of Longevity
Bottle
1750-1800 (made)
1750-1800 (made)
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The vast majority of white porcelain made during the Choson dynasty (1392-1910 AD) consisted of pure-white porcelain. Pieces without any decoration at all are the most commen, but small quantities with incised designs and motifs in relief, as seen here, and open-work were also made.
This 18th-century bluish-white glazed bottle is decorated on all four sides with carved low-relief designs of crane, deer, pine, bamboo, tortoise and clouds. On the shoulder of the bottle are bats. These motifs are all thought to be auspicious and were very popular not only on ceramics but also on metalwares, textiles and paintings. Pine trees and bamboo, for example, remain green and resist the extremes of weather, thus suggesting durability and long life.
This 18th-century bluish-white glazed bottle is decorated on all four sides with carved low-relief designs of crane, deer, pine, bamboo, tortoise and clouds. On the shoulder of the bottle are bats. These motifs are all thought to be auspicious and were very popular not only on ceramics but also on metalwares, textiles and paintings. Pine trees and bamboo, for example, remain green and resist the extremes of weather, thus suggesting durability and long life.
Object details
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| Title | Square-shaped White Porcelain Bottle with Raised Symbols of Longevity (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Moulded and incised porcelain |
| Brief description | Rectangular white porcelain bottle decorated with a tortoise and clouds, crane and pine tree, deer and bamboo, Korean, Choson dynasty, 1700-1800.; Cer, Korea, Choson, monochrome, white |
| Physical description | The blueish-white glazed bottle is decorated on all four sides. The designs include a crane and pine, deer and pine, bamboo, tortoise and clouds. On the shoulder of the bottle are bats. Animal fur and foliage veins are depicted with the use of incised lines. The sides of this square white porcelain bottle are decorated in low relief with symbols of longevity including deer and pine, tortoise and cloud, crane and pine, elixir plant and bamboo. The flat upper surface features engraved bat designs. The glaze is a clear bluish-white colour and there are sand spur marks on the base. The bottle was produced at a kiln in Bunwon-ri, Gwangju, in the late 18th century. |
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| Summary | The vast majority of white porcelain made during the Choson dynasty (1392-1910 AD) consisted of pure-white porcelain. Pieces without any decoration at all are the most commen, but small quantities with incised designs and motifs in relief, as seen here, and open-work were also made. This 18th-century bluish-white glazed bottle is decorated on all four sides with carved low-relief designs of crane, deer, pine, bamboo, tortoise and clouds. On the shoulder of the bottle are bats. These motifs are all thought to be auspicious and were very popular not only on ceramics but also on metalwares, textiles and paintings. Pine trees and bamboo, for example, remain green and resist the extremes of weather, thus suggesting durability and long life. |
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| Accession number | C.446-1920 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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