A Deep White Porcelain Bowl

JOSEON DYNASTY (16TH CENTURY)

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A Deep White Porcelain Bowl
Joseon dynasty (16th century)
Rising from a high inset foot to an everted lip and with sunken interior well, applied with a glossy transparent glaze with distinct blue tone, especially evident in large drips below the rim
6 5/8in. (16.8cm.) diameter; 3 7/8in. (9.8cm.) high

Lot Essay

For a similar bowl in the National Museum of Korea, Seoul, see Claire Roberts and Michael Brands, eds., Earth Spirit Fire: Korean Masterpieces of the Choson Dynasty, exh. cat. (Sydney: Powerhouse Museum; Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery, 2000), p. 65.

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