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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Wine Flask

1750-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The wine flask has a plain neck, leading to a band of key fret decoration at the shoulder. Around the body is a continuous interconecting hexagonal pattern of thick blue stokes framing smaller hexagons. Around the upper shoulders is a bi-lobed petal band.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, thrown, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Wine flask, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Korea, Choson dynasty, 1750-1850
Physical description
The wine flask is decorated with underglaze blue decoration. Around the body is a continuous interconecting hexagonal pattern of thick blue stokes framing smaller hexagons. Around the upper shoulders is a band of bi-lobed petals and above that a key fret design.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.5cm
  • Diameter: 11.0cm
Style
Subjects depicted
Summary
The wine flask has a plain neck, leading to a band of key fret decoration at the shoulder. Around the body is a continuous interconecting hexagonal pattern of thick blue stokes framing smaller hexagons. Around the upper shoulders is a bi-lobed petal band.
Collection
Accession number
C.91-1937

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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