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Bowl with floral and abstract motifs and hangeul inscription

dated 1847
Not on view
The striking, abstract designs on this bowl closely resemble those found on so-called Kraak ware, Chinese export blue-and-white porcelain from the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The style is unusual in Korean porcelain. Based on the Korean-character (Hangeul) inscription drilled over the glaze above the foot, we can surmise that this was one of thirty bowls for use at Sunhwa Palace on the occasion of the royal wedding in 1847 of King Heonjong (r. 1834–49) to his formally selected concubine.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 백자 청화 꽃 무늬 대접 조선
  • 白磁靑畫花文大楪 朝鮮
  • Title: Bowl with floral and abstract motifs and hangeul 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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