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

Wine Flask

1750-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wine flask of porcelain, pear-shaped, with long narrow neck. A design of birds, flowering prunus and bamboo is painted on the body in a dark blackish-blue.


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, 1750-1800.
Physical description
Wine flask of porcelain, pear-shaped, with long narrow neck. A design of birds, flowering prunus and bamboo is painted on the body in a dark blackish-blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20cm
  • Diameter: 11.5cm
Style
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
McKillop, Beth. Korean Art and Design.London: V&A,1992. Plate 34.
Collection
Accession number
C.92-1937

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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