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Flask

1750-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rounded mouth and foot-rings. The body covered with a wide band of hexagon pattern above which are bands of circles, white bats against a blue background and square scroll.

Colour: Blue and white

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, thrown, painted and glazed
Brief description
Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration of bands of hexagonal honeycomb pattern, circular spirals, bats and squared spirals, Korean, Choson dynasty, 1750-1850.; Cer, Korea, Choson, blue and white
Physical description
Rounded mouth and foot-rings. The body covered with a wide band of hexagon pattern above which are bands of circles, white bats against a blue background and square scroll.

Colour: Blue and white
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.3cm
Style
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Beth McKillop. Korean Art and Design. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. pp.80-82, plate 34
  • Wilkinson, Liz, Birds, Bats & Butterflies in Korean Art. London: Sun Tree Publishing, Singapore, 1996. pp.14-15
Collection
Accession number
C.90-1937

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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