Water Dropper (Yônjôk)
1750-1850 (made)
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Before writing with a brush and ink, people in East Asia regularly mix ink in a dish. They drop water in small quantities on to a cake of ink, and enjoy holding and looking at a water dropper that mimics another object, such as a house or a fish or an animal . This water dropper is modelled to resemble a peach with a deep cleft. Its copper-red and cobalt-blue painted decoration make it a colourful, pleasing object.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, thrown, carved, painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Water dropper (yônjôk) in the form of a peach, porcelain, painted in blue and brown, Korea, Choson dynasty, 1750-1850 |
| Physical description | The waterdropper takes the form of a peach, including branch and stem. The leaves are painted blue, the stems and other parts touched with brown. It has holes at the top and sides. |
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| Summary | Before writing with a brush and ink, people in East Asia regularly mix ink in a dish. They drop water in small quantities on to a cake of ink, and enjoy holding and looking at a water dropper that mimics another object, such as a house or a fish or an animal . This water dropper is modelled to resemble a peach with a deep cleft. Its copper-red and cobalt-blue painted decoration make it a colourful, pleasing object. |
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| Accession number | C.97-1937 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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