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50. odeled after Chinese yùhúchūn bottles, this white por-
Bottle Mcelain (Kr: baekja) container has a trumpeted mouth
15th–16th century, Joseon that opens into a pear-shaped body, resting on top of a foot.
TL results: fired between 350 & 600 years ago The base inside the footrim is glazed. The footrim itself is
Porcelain unglazed and has adhesions of kiln grit.
H: 22.3 cm, W: 13.4 cm
The yangban ruling class of the Joseon dynasty distanced
themselves from the lavishness of state-sponsored Buddhism
of the Goryeo dynasty. Instead, they turned to Neo-Confu-
cianism, which emphasized proper social order and relation-
ships through modesty, simplicity, and purity. These values are
reflected in the preference for white wares, especially porce-
lain, during the Joseon dynasty. The import of “sweet white”
(Ch: tiánbái) as well as blue and white porcelain from China
in the fifteenth century probably ignited the Korean taste for
these types of wares. This bottle was used for holding wine.

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