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Urinal

16th century-17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Urinal of stoneware, covered with a very thick brown glaze. Handle in the form of a long-tailed animal standing astride the vessel and biting the rim of the spout. The top of the vessel incised with horizontal rings, the base only partly covered with glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with brown glaze
Brief description
Urinal, stoneware with brown glaze, Korea, Choson dynasty, 16th-17th century
Physical description
Urinal of stoneware, covered with a very thick brown glaze. Handle in the form of a long-tailed animal standing astride the vessel and biting the rim of the spout. The top of the vessel incised with horizontal rings, the base only partly covered with glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Diameter: 19.1cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of the Le Blond collection of Corean pottery London: V&A, 1918, , Plate 2, Cat. 114.
Collection
Accession number
C.599-1918

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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