Jar with abstract dragon design / Artist Unknown, Korea
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.88
- Title
- Jar with abstract dragon design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with iron pigment under colorless glaze
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Dimensions
- 31 cm x 33 cm x 33 cm (12 3/16 in. x 13 in. x 13 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- jar
- Physical Description
- Round porcelain jar with iron pigment under colorless glaze. An abstract dragon spirals around and up the body of the piece, marked by quick brushstrokes indicating scales and unrestrained swirls indicating features such as its head and feet. A slight valley in the contour of the jar marks where two separately thrown pieces were joined together.
- The foot is rather small for the size of the body.
- Subject Matter
- Jar with abstract dragon design.
- It was made for use in ceremonies at the royal courts.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- legendary creatures
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
- vessels
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3600 x 3195
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 1961/2.88
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1961-sl-2.88/1961_2_88.jpg
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"Jar with abstract dragon design; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1961-sl-2.88/1961_2_88.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
