Lot Essay
For jars of the same form and very similar decoration in underglaze copper red see Exhibition of White Porcelain with Underglaze Copper-Red of Yi Dynasty, Korea (Osaka: Museum of Oriental Ceramics, 1985)
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A COPPER-RED-DECORATED BEVELLED JAR
CHOSON DYNASTY (18TH CENTURY)
Of decagonal form set on a high ring foot and with tall, cylindrical neck ending in a rolled lip, painted in underglaze copper red on the planes of the sides with four double-medallions of stylized plants and on the slanted shoulder with four sections of triple-lappets hanging from a narrow line encircling the neck, covered with a lustrous, greyish white glaze ending at the foot- 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) high, hairline cracks extending from base and some discolored craquelure
CHOSON DYNASTY (18TH CENTURY)
Of decagonal form set on a high ring foot and with tall, cylindrical neck ending in a rolled lip, painted in underglaze copper red on the planes of the sides with four double-medallions of stylized plants and on the slanted shoulder with four sections of triple-lappets hanging from a narrow line encircling the neck, covered with a lustrous, greyish white glaze ending at the foot- 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) high, hairline cracks extending from base and some discolored craquelure