Lot Essay
For other carved waterdroppers of the same shape see Choson shidae moonbang jeaku/The Elegant Beauty of Choson Scholars' Studies (Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 1992), pls. 402, 403.
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CHOSON PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A White Porcelain Water Dropper
Choson Period (19th Century)
Hexagonal, with curved sides canted at the borders of each facet, and carved in high relief on the flat top with a pine tree and an undulating hillock, also decorated by a clear glaze of blue hue and high gloss which ends at the flat, unglazed base
3.1/8in. (8cm.) diameter; 1¼in. (3.2cm.) high
Choson Period (19th Century)
Hexagonal, with curved sides canted at the borders of each facet, and carved in high relief on the flat top with a pine tree and an undulating hillock, also decorated by a clear glaze of blue hue and high gloss which ends at the flat, unglazed base
3.1/8in. (8cm.) diameter; 1¼in. (3.2cm.) high