Jar with floral scroll

late 15th–early 16th century
Not on view
This buncheong jar features a lyrical floral scroll painted, in iron, over the white slip and under the glaze. Iron-brown painted wares were produced predominantly in the kilns in Hakbong-ri, on Mount Gyeryong, Gongju, in North Chungcheong Province.

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Object Information
  • 분청사기 철화 넝쿨무늬 항아리 조선
  • 粉靑沙器 鐵畵 唐草文 壺 朝鮮
  • Title: Jar with floral scroll
  • Period: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
  • Date: late 15th–early 16th century
  • Culture: Korea
  • Medium: Buncheong ware with white slip and iron-brown
  • Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 (11.4 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Diam. of rim 4 in. (10.2 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Roger G. Gerry Gift, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.241
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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