Vase in tsurukubi form with inlaid decoration

Bottle, long-necked; bold foot; six spur-marks on the foot-rim.
Clay: dense, gray-white.
Glaze: mingled cream-white, bluish-gray and pinkish-brown; crackled; several wide fire-cracks exposing brown biscuit.
Decoration: inlaid in white paste under glaze.

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Historical period(s)
Joseon period, second half of 17th century
Medium
Stoneware with white inlay under translucent glaze
Style
Busan ware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 18.3 Ɨ 8.1 cm (7 3/16 Ɨ 3 3/16 in)
Geography
Korea, Gyeongsangnam-do province, Busan city, Wakan (Waegwan) kiln
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1903.8
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase

Keywords
Busan ware, clear glaze, Joseon period (1392 - 1910), Korea, stoneware
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Bottle, long-necked; bold foot; six spur-marks on the foot-rim.
Clay: dense, gray-white.
Glaze: mingled cream-white, bluish-gray and pinkish-brown; crackled; several wide fire-cracks exposing brown biscuit.
Decoration: inlaid in white paste under glaze.

Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort. Korean Ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art. .
  • Mrs. Louisine Havemeyer. Sixteen to Sixty: Memoirs of a Collector. New York. pp. 85-86.
Collection Area(s)
Korean Art
Web Resources
Korean Ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art
Google Cultural Institute
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