Bowl with floral and abstract motifs and inscription
Striking cobalt-blue motifs are this bowl’s main decorative feature. Carved into the glaze after firing, the distinctive Hangeul (Korean alphabet) inscription (뎡 미 가 례 시 순 화 궁 요 간 이 듕 쇼 삼 듁) provides important information, stating that this example was one of thirty bowls used at Sunhwa-gung Palace for the 1847 royal wedding of King Heonjong (reigned 1834–49) to his formally selected concubine.
Artwork Details
- 백자청화 꽃무늬 대접 조선
- 白磁靑畫花文大楪 朝鮮
- Title: Bowl with floral and abstract motifs and inscription
- Period: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- Date: dated 1847
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design
- Dimensions: H. 4 5/16 in. (10.6 cm); Diam. 7 3/8 in. (18.9 cm); Diam. of foot 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2010
- Object Number: 2010.174
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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