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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Korea, Room 47g

Bottle

1870-1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The flask is pear-shaped with a slender neck and spreading lip. It is painted in purplish-blue with two birds on a prunus branch and also a spray of bamboo.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Flask, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Korea, Choson dynasty, 1870-1929.
Physical description
The flask is pear-shaped with a slender neck and spreading lip. It is painted in purplish-blue with two birds on a prunus branch and also a spray of bamboo.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.8cm
  • Diameter: 13cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr Michael Eveleigh
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • McKillop, Beth. Korean art and design: the Samsung gallery of Korean art. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992, Plate 34.
  • Compare C.87-1927
Collection
Accession number
FE.143-1975

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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