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Jar decorated with flowers and insects

mid-18th century
Not on view
In its form, color, and style of decoration, this handsome jar is representative of blue-and-white porcelain produced at court-patronized kilns in eighteenth-century Korea. The minimalism of the painted design and the abundance of white space are among the features that distinguish Korean blue-and-white porcelain from its contemporary equivalents in China, Japan, and Europe.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 백자 청화 꽃 곤충 무늬 항아리 조선
  • 白磁靑畫花蟲文壺 朝鮮
  • Title: Jar decorated with flowers and insects
  • Period: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
  • Date: mid-18th century
  • Culture: Korea
  • Medium: Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design
  • Dimensions: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); Diam. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); Diam. of base: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Diam. of rim: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Parnassus Foundation/Jane and Raphael Bernstein Gift, and Diane Carol Brandt Gift, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.406
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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