Jar with lid
This porcelain jar features a high neck, a rolled-rim mouth, and an evenly glazed surface. The cobalt-blue character on the underside (重, or jung in Korean) may refer to the location for which the jar was commissioned; Junghui-dang, a now-lost building where Emperor Gojong (reigned 1864–1907) received foreign envoys in Seoul’s Changdeokgung Palace. To prevent the glazed underside from adhering during firing, sand was applied to the lid, which was made separately.
Artwork Details
- 백자 뚜껑 있는 호 조선
- 白磁有蓋壺 朝鮮
- Title: Jar with lid
- Period: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Porcelain
- Dimensions: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Diam. 10 in. (25.4 cm); Diam. of rim 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Diam. of foot 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Seymour Fund, 1965
- Object Number: 65.1.1a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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