Dragon Jar
Artist/maker unknown, Korean
Geography:
Made in Korea, Asia
Date:
17th centuryMedium:
Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide decorationDimensions:
13 3/8 x 12 5/8 inches (34 x 32.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian Art
2002-196-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Hollis Family Foundation Fund in honor of Colonel Stephen McCormick, 2002
Made in Korea, Asia
Date:
17th centuryMedium:
Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide decorationDimensions:
13 3/8 x 12 5/8 inches (34 x 32.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian Art
* Gallery 237, Asian Art, second floor
Accession Number:2002-196-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Hollis Family Foundation Fund in honor of Colonel Stephen McCormick, 2002
Label:
The potter achieved the globular shape of this vessel by luting the top and the bottom pieces together once they were made separately on the wheel. Jars with lively dragon decorations in iron oxide pigment, as seen on this example, were especially favored in Korea during the seventeenth century.
The potter achieved the globular shape of this vessel by luting the top and the bottom pieces together once they were made separately on the wheel. Jars with lively dragon decorations in iron oxide pigment, as seen on this example, were especially favored in Korea during the seventeenth century.
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