Lot Essay
For a similar waterdropper see Itoh Ikutaroh, et al: Korean Ceramics from the Ataka Collection, The Radiance of Jade and the Clarity of Water, Art Institute of Chicago 1992, no. 112, p. 148
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A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN WATER DROPPER
CHOSON PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The porcelain water dropper modeled as Mt. Kumgang, the peaks and the roofs of the temples painted in underglaze blue, and covered with an overall white blue-tinged glaze--3 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (9.5 x 8.3 cm.), damages restored to the spouts
CHOSON PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The porcelain water dropper modeled as Mt. Kumgang, the peaks and the roofs of the temples painted in underglaze blue, and covered with an overall white blue-tinged glaze--3 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (9.5 x 8.3 cm.), damages restored to the spouts