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Square bottle

first half of the 19th century
Not on view
The clean silhouette and bluish-white color of this piece are typical of undecorated porcelain produced in the nineteenth century at the official court kilns (Bunwon).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 백자 사각형 병 조선
  • 白磁四角形甁 朝鮮
  • Title: Square bottle
  • Period: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
  • Date: first half of the 19th century
  • Culture: Korea
  • Medium: Porcelain
  • Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
  • Object Number: 1979.413.3
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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