A Massive White Porcelain Jar

CHOSON PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

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A Massive White Porcelain Jar
Choson period (18th century)
Of lantern form, well-proportioned and resting on a high ring foot and with slightly everted, tall neck, covered overall by a lustrous and thick transparent glaze with blue cast and random long crackle, more pronounced on the lower body and on the raised foot; foot rim and deep recessed base unglazed
19in. (48.2cm.) maximum height; diameter 19 5/8in. (50cm.) approx.

拍品专文

PUBLISHED:
Murayama Takeshi, ed., Richo no sometsuke (Blue and white porcelain of the Choson period), vol. 31 of Toji taisei (Compendium of ceramics) (Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1978), no. 2 (dimensions therein given as 46.3cm. from one side).

For other large jars see Hoam Art Museum, ed., Masterpieces of the Ho-Am Art Museum I: Antique Art 1, Ceramics (Seoul: Samsung Foundation of Culture, 1996), pl. 113 (44.5cm. high); Rhee Byung-chang, Richo toji/Yi Ceramics, in Kankoku bijutsu shusen/Masterpieces of Korean Art (Tokyo: privately published, 1978), pl. 144 (44.4cm. high); Judith G. Smith, coord. ed., Arts of Korea (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998), pl. 29 (U Hak Collection, Seoul; National Treasure no. 262; 48.2cm. high).