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Title
Small bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Small porcelain bowl with thick vessel walls, somewhat coarse exterior, and bluish glaze.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1987/1.308
Medium and Support
porcelain with bluish glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
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Title
Box with Double-Dragon Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Lacquered wooden box with inlaid mother-of-pearl in double-dragon design. The heads of each dragon stretch diagonally inward from opposite corners of the box, with wide eyes and open mouths. Their bodies curve in and out of the top plane of the box, creating an opposing effect with symmetrical balance. The dragons reach forward towards a flaming orb in the center of the box, called a cintamani, or Buddhist wish-granting jewel. Among the dragons are swirling cloud designs made of inlaid nacre and copper wire.
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number
2007/2.8
Medium and Support
lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and copper wire inlays
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Wine bottle with Ten Symbols of Longevity design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Porcelain wine bottle with ten cobalt pigment depicting Chinese Daoist ten symbols of longevity—sun, cloud, mountain, rock, water, crane, deer, turtle, pine tree, and the mushroom of eternal youth. A blue band rings the foot of the bottle, as well as just below the main register of the body. The ten symbols of longevity design stretches around the bulbous body above, tapering off as the body begins to taper into the tubular neck, culminating in a slightly flared rim.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.281
Medium and Support
porcelain with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Shallow Buncheong ware bowl with rope curtain and chrysanthemum design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Shallow stoneware bowl with white slip and colorless glaze. The interior is decorated with a stamped rope-curtain pattern, incised bands of lines and a repeating stylized lotus petal pattern. In the center of the bowl lie three inlaid chrysanthemum florets. Three scars on the inside of the bowl indicate the piece was fired in a stack for large-scale production.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
15th century
Accession Number
2004/1.262
Medium and Support
stoneware with white inlaid stamped and brushed decoration under colorless glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
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Title
Wooden Table
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
A short wooden rectangular table with beveled corners. Directly underneath the tabletop there are cut-out as well as carved arch shapes as decoration.
Object Creation Date
1825-1875
Accession Number
2009/2.38
Medium and Support
wood
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Blue-and-white ritual stand with character for 'che' [ritual]
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.283
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze painting
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Wine Bottle with Sgraffito Foliage Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Pear-shaped stoneware wine bottle with white slip and sgraffito designs. Stylized foliage is incised across the main register of the body, separated from the register above by two incised bands. Above this are perhaps incised stylized petals, and separating them from the flared lip of the bottle are two more incised bands. The incisions reveal the gray clay beneath the white slip.
Century
15th-16th century
Object Creation Date
15th century - 16th century
Accession Number
2004/1.264
Medium and Support
stoneware with brushed incised decoration on white slip under colorless glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
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Title
Geese and Reeds (two of a pair)
Artist
Ki-hun Yang
Physical Description
A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. A goose swoops into the scene from the top left, while the neck of the grounded goose follows a graceful curve to look at the approaching bird. The swaying reeds and grass around the grounded goose add lightness to the composition. Between the two geese are three lines of calligraphy.
Artist Life Dates
(1843 - 1898)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
2009/1.488.2
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Preserve Jar with Lid
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Dark brown glaze has been dripped over the pot from above, allowing it to flow unevenly so that the lighter clay body shows through in an unpredictable pattern. The jar appears rounded in gradations, and has a small circular lid, as well as base.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.294A&B
Medium and Support
Stoneware with mottled dark brown glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Small wine bottle with painted design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Stoneware bottle with partial white slip extending up from an incised band near the widest stretch of the body upwards to the lip. Another band is incised just above the former, creating a two-band pattern that is repeated again at the neck. Between these pairs of bands is an abstract design painted in iron-oxide, creating a brown hue against the white slip. The mouth of the bottle is also coated in this reddish-brown hue. The base of the piece is left its natural gray-brown color.
Century
15th-16th century
Object Creation Date
15th century - 16th century
Accession Number
2004/1.267
Medium and Support
stoneware with iron oxide painting over white slip under colorless glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Comb Chest (Jage Bitjeup)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
This laquer comb chest with mother-of-pearl inlays has images of phoenixes and their babies, and deer on the top drawer, and tortoises and mandarin ducks on the bottom drawer, each in a pair. The handles are in the shape of bats.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.314
Medium and Support
wood with mother-of-pearl inlay
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Wine bottle with plum branch design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
2004/1.275
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue and iron brown underglaze painting
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Jar with abstract dragon design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
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.
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1961/2.88
Medium and Support
porcelain with iron pigment under colorless glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
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Title
Wooden Table
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Wooden table with a dodecagon table top with a geometric band underneath. Legs are s-shaped and tapered at the foot.
Object Creation Date
1750-1850
Accession Number
2009/2.35
Medium and Support
wood
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Blue-and-white jar with dragon-and-cloud design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Large porcelain jar decorated with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze. Repeating clouds border the rim of the jar, while a dragon head and feet are depicted on the main body below. Two blue bands separate the design from the white base below, balancing the rim and bottom portion of the jar. The very tip and base of the piece are also marked with blue bands.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.282
Medium and Support
porcelain with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Bowl with Rope-Curtain Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Stoneware bowl with stamped rope-curtain design covered by a white slip and colorless glaze. A stylized inlaid chrysanthemum blossom decorates the center of the bowl, surrounded by a band of petals.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
15th century
Accession Number
2004/1.263
Medium and Support
stoneware with white inlaid and stamped decoration under colorless glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
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Title
Geese and Reeds (one of a pair)
Artist
Ki-hun Yang
Physical Description
A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. The goose is the water has its head turned to watch the descent of the goose flying in from the right. The upper left corner contains calligraphic text, and creating ripples in the water in the foreground is a goose with its head below the surface, and bottom in the air. Reeds come in from the right.
Artist Life Dates
1843-1898
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
2009/1.488.1
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Large Ovoid Jar
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Large porcelain jar with course ovoid body, cylindrical foot, flared mouth and colorless glaze.
Century
Late 19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.288
Medium and Support
porcelain with colorless glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Deep Bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Deep porcelain bowl with wide foot, fine body, and colorless glaze.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
15th century
Accession Number
2004/1.265
Medium and Support
porcelain with colorless glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Mouri jang (chest with 3 drawers and central double doors and butterfly brass fittings)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
This is a low pear wood storage chest, with three drawers and two doors. The butterfly and bat brass fittings for the hinges and drawer pulls add 'feminine' touches.
Century
mid-19th century
Object Creation Date
mid 19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.311
Medium and Support
pear wood with brass fittings
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
Title
Tea Bowl with Hakame Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Stoneware tea bowl with slightly flaring lip, white slip hakame design and colorless glaze.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
15th century
Accession Number
2004/1.271
Medium and Support
stoneware with white brushed slip under colorless glaze
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Period
Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910)
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