White Porcelain Flask with Cloud and Dragon Design Painted in Underglaze Cobalt Blue
Flask
1800-1850 (made)
1800-1850 (made)
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This flask has a low, wide foot, a bulbous body and a long neck. The body is densely painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a dynamic design of dragon and clouds. The glaze has a bluish-white tint, and there are sand spur marks on the foot. The flask was made at a kiln in Bunwon-ri, Gwangju, in the early 19th century.
Object details
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| Title | White Porcelain Flask with Cloud and Dragon Design Painted in Underglaze Cobalt Blue (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, thrown, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Wine flask, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Korea, Choson dynasty, 1800-1850. |
| Physical description | Wine flask of porcelain, bulbous body, long narrow neck. Painted on the body is a four-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amongst clouds. |
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| Summary | This flask has a low, wide foot, a bulbous body and a long neck. The body is densely painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a dynamic design of dragon and clouds. The glaze has a bluish-white tint, and there are sand spur marks on the foot. The flask was made at a kiln in Bunwon-ri, Gwangju, in the early 19th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage. Daejeon: National Research Institue of Cultural Heritage, 2013, p. 155. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.129-1913 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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