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Vase
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Vase
- Place of origin:
Korea (made)
- Date:
1400-1500 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Thrown and inlaid stoneware
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Mrs Grace Anderson, in memory of her husband, John Anderson
- Museum number:
C.1163-1917
- Gallery location:
Korea, room 47g, case 11
This dark green vase has an exaggerated maebyong form. The body is coarse, and the decoration is divided into three sections. The top section is decorated with lotus petals underneath which a curving, scaly dragon can be seen. Lotus flowers feature in the lower section. This vase dates from the early part of the Choson dynasty (1392-1910) and is classified as a punch'ong ware which were made during the 15th and 16th centuries. The term is a contraction of the modern Korean term - punjang hoech'ong sagi - meaning 'green, powder-like dressing on a grey vessel'. They are stonewares, often decorated with white slip. Inlaid, incised and carved designs were particularly popular, but spontaneous, free-spirited motifs painted with brown iron oxide were also made.
