Vase
1750-1850 (made)
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This late Choson period (1392-1910) vase is decorated with flying phoenixes in underglaze cobalt blue and highlighted with copper red painting. During this time local kilns produced many vessels decorated in either iron or copper alone, but the combination of these colouring agents with cobalt-blue was mainly restricted to wares made at the central official kilns in the Kwangju area south of Seoul. It was only towards the end of the dynasty that local kilns made wares which combined these colours.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain, thrown, painted and glazed |
Brief description | Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration of phoenixes amongst scrolling clouds, Korean, Choson dynasty, 1800-1900.; Cer, Korea, Choson, blue and white |
Physical description | The vase is painted with phoenixes flying amid clouds. Round the neck is a sceptre-head border. Colour: Blue and white |
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Credit line | Given by Dr W. M. Tapp |
Summary | This late Choson period (1392-1910) vase is decorated with flying phoenixes in underglaze cobalt blue and highlighted with copper red painting. During this time local kilns produced many vessels decorated in either iron or copper alone, but the combination of these colouring agents with cobalt-blue was mainly restricted to wares made at the central official kilns in the Kwangju area south of Seoul. It was only towards the end of the dynasty that local kilns made wares which combined these colours. |
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Accession number | C.16-1919 |
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Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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