Fragment of a Bottle
last half of 15th century
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Object Label
The decorators of Buncheong ceramics likely completed hundreds of drawings each day. Despite that, the best underglaze-iron decorations have a spontaneity and economy of means that reveal the hand of a master. This fragment, with its charming image of a fish, came from a vessel type common in the early Joseon. Known as barrel bottles, these horizontally oriented vessels were used for the storage of wine.
Caption
Fragment of a Bottle, last half of 15th century. Buncheong ware, stoneware with underglaze white slip and iron painting, 7 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (18.4 x 8.3 x 23.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection, 2004.28.108.
Collection
Collection
Title
Fragment of a Bottle
Date
last half of 15th century
Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty
Geography
Place made: Korea
Medium
Buncheong ware, stoneware with underglaze white slip and iron painting
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (18.4 x 8.3 x 23.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection
Accession Number
2004.28.108
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