Wine Flask
1750-1850 (made)
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The wine flask has a plain neck, leading to a band of key fret decoration at the shoulder. Around the body is a continuous interconecting hexagonal pattern of thick blue stokes framing smaller hexagons. Around the upper shoulders is a bi-lobed petal band.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, thrown, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Wine flask, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Korea, Choson dynasty, 1750-1850 |
| Physical description | The wine flask is decorated with underglaze blue decoration. Around the body is a continuous interconecting hexagonal pattern of thick blue stokes framing smaller hexagons. Around the upper shoulders is a band of bi-lobed petals and above that a key fret design. |
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| Summary | The wine flask has a plain neck, leading to a band of key fret decoration at the shoulder. Around the body is a continuous interconecting hexagonal pattern of thick blue stokes framing smaller hexagons. Around the upper shoulders is a bi-lobed petal band. |
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| Accession number | C.91-1937 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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