A Large Porcelain Water Dropper in the Form of a Peach
JOSEON DYNASTY (19TH CENTURY)
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A Large Porcelain Water Dropper in the Form of a Peach
Joseon dynasty (19th century)
Modelled as a ripe peach on a leafy branch, which forms the base and the spout on one side, the vessel also decorated by a clear glaze with blue hue; air hole drilled in the fruit fold opposite the spout
5¼in. (13.2cm.)
Lot Essay
For another water dropper, see Choi Sunu, ed., Paekja (Porcelain), Hanguk eui mi (Korea's Beauty) (Seoul: Jonngan Ilbo sa, 1997), pl. 27.