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76. ainted with a phoenix flying amid clouds under a bluish-
Jar Ptinted glaze, this jar has rounded shoulders and a taper-
18th–19th century, Joseon ing waist. The base is glazed. The beveled footrim had been
TL results: fired between 300 & 500 years ago wiped free of glaze and has adhesions of kiln grit.
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt decoration
H: 27.2 cm, W: 21 cm Phoenixes were another symbol that was imported to Ko-
Courtesy of Daewon Kwon and Chong J. Kwon rea from China. The mythical bird only appears in times of
peace and was thought to announce the arrival of a righteous
ruler or sage. These benevolent birds are thought to prefer
perching on paulownia (Chinese parasol) trees or appear
in bamboo groves, as they eat bamboo seeds—a rare food
source, for most bamboos flower infrequently, some species
flowering only once every one hundred years or more. This
jar probably once had a matching lid.
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