Bottle

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

ASIA.1979.197

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ASIA.1979.197

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1999

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1999

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Korean

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Asian; Far East Asian; Korean

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Korean

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Korean

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Bottle

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Bottle

Title

false

View:

Full view

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Full view

View

false

Creation Date:

Choson period, c. mid- to late 18th century

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Choson period, c. mid- to late 18th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1750

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1750

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1799

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1799

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue

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Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Ceramics

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Ceramics

Classification Term

false

Creation Place:

Korea

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Korea

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); D. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)

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H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); D. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

Asia Society

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Asia Society

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1979.197

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1979.197

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.asiasociety.org

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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Two types of ceramics were prominent during the Choson period (1392-1912): stonewares known as Punch'ong wares, which at first were notable for their inlaid decoration; and porcelains, which were primarily decorated with underglaze cobalt blue, iron red,or iron brown. Some porcelains were not painted but merely covered with a transparent glaze. Cobalt blue was scarce in Korea, and supplies were often imported from China. The earliest blue-and-white wares were reserved for the use of the court, and it wasnot until the 18th century that this type of porcelain was distributed more widely in Korea.

This long-necked blue-and-white bottle, an 18th-century piece, is typical of Korean art during the later Choson period. The bottle was carefully potted and itsshape is strong and regular. The four lotus flowers and scrolls that decorate it are symmetrically placed and precisely painted. This structuring of the composition is also evident in the pairs of horizontal lines painted on the neck and foot of the bottle. The high quality of this ceramic indicates that it could have been used either at the court or in an upper-class home.

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Two types of ceramics were prominent during the Choson period (1392-1912): stonewares known as Punch'ong wares, which at first were notable for their inlaid decoration; and porcelains, which were primarily decorated with underglaze cobalt blue, iron red,or iron brown. Some porcelains were not painted but merely covered with a transparent glaze. Cobalt blue was scarce in Korea, and supplies were often imported from China. The earliest blue-and-white wares were reserved for the use of the court, and it wasnot until the 18th century that this type of porcelain was distributed more widely in Korea.<P>This long-necked blue-and-white bottle, an 18th-century piece, is typical of Korean art during the later Choson period. The bottle was carefully potted and itsshape is strong and regular. The four lotus flowers and scrolls that decorate it are symmetrically placed and precisely painted. This structuring of the composition is also evident in the pairs of horizontal lines painted on the neck and foot of the bottle. The high quality of this ceramic indicates that it could have been used either at the court or in an upper-class home.</P>

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