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Blue-and-white water dropper with landscape design / Artist Unknown, Korea
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1965/2.57
- Title
- Blue-and-white water dropper with landscape design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze painting
- Object Creation Date
- late 17th century - early 18th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. Harry C. Nail, Jr.
- Dimensions
- 3.5 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm (1 3/8 in. x 3 1/8 in. x 3 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 17th–18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- water dropper
- Physical Description
- It is simple in shape, like a donut but with a sharply trimmed rim in the manner of a metal vessel. The hole in the middle is believed to be a symbol of Eastern philosophy. Designs are painted on the surface in cobalt blue pigment.
- Subject Matter
- A large number of stationery items in various shapes were produced in the late Joseon period. This circular water dropper is a typical white porcelain stationery item. The image painted on the surface includes a mountain in the background, other landscaping lines, and two characters near the foreground.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 559 x 538
- File Size
- 40 KB
- Record
- 1965/2.57
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"Blue-and-white water dropper with landscape design; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1965-sl-2.57/1965_2.57.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.
