Details
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL AND COVER
CHOSON DYNASTY (19TH CENTURY)
The large and deep bowl set on a high ring foot fitted with a domed cover, painted in deep, inky tones of underglaze blue with large auspicious character medallions, each single character surrounded by a border of lacy scroll; the cover decorated with a central character roundel bordered by four medallions and with a band of fretwork matched on the top of the bowl, the sides of the bowl also decorated with four larger character medallions encircled by matching scroll, the ring foot ringed by a single line, the interior covered with white glaze tinged blue, firing crack on bottom of interior, glaze missing on cover in one area above fretwork band- 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) diameter, 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
CHOSON DYNASTY (19TH CENTURY)
The large and deep bowl set on a high ring foot fitted with a domed cover, painted in deep, inky tones of underglaze blue with large auspicious character medallions, each single character surrounded by a border of lacy scroll; the cover decorated with a central character roundel bordered by four medallions and with a band of fretwork matched on the top of the bowl, the sides of the bowl also decorated with four larger character medallions encircled by matching scroll, the ring foot ringed by a single line, the interior covered with white glaze tinged blue, firing crack on bottom of interior, glaze missing on cover in one area above fretwork band- 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) diameter, 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Kaj Kalbak