Jar decorated with dragons

17th century

Not on view

This jar is decorated with two dragons pursuing a flaming jewel. The dragons are whimsically and dynamically rendered through energetic brushwork using iron-brown pigments rather than cobalt blue or copper red—colorants that were less readily available during the Joseon’s recovery after repelling invasions in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The jar’s buoyant, slightly asymmetrical silhouette is similar to that of so-called moon jars, undecorated white porcelain jars popular in the17th and 18th centuries.

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. 백자 철화 용 무늬 항아리 조선
白磁鐵畵龍文壺朝鮮
Title: Jar decorated with dragons
Period: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Date: 17th century
Culture: Korea
Medium: Porcelain with underglaze iron-brown design
Dimensions: H. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Michael B. Kim and Kyung Ah Park, 2022
Object Number: 2022.437
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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