Page 91 - Korean Buncheong Ceramics, Samsung Museum Collection (great book)

On buncheong ceramics, this transition from representational to abstract progresses even
further. Compare the small stamped blooms, like a field of chrysanthemums, covering the entire
surface of a mid-fifteenth-century bottle (cat. 44) with the even tinier, more densely packed flowers
on the body of a large jar from the same period (fig. 2.14). On the latter, the blossoms are now so
stylized that, from afar, the decoration appears to be merely rows of dots, and only upon very close
inspection do the barely discernible outlines of the petals reveal themselves. The final stage in
this process of abstraction may be the pattern of rows of dots that graces the surface of many
buncheong vessels (see fig. 2.15).

Catalogue 44 Drum-shaped bottle with decoration of chrysanthemums. Korean, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910); mid-15th century.
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Buncheong with stamped design, H. 5 ⁄8 in. (14.9 cm), L. 9 ⁄8 in. (23.7 cm), Diam. of mouth 1 ⁄4 in. (4.3 cm).
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Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul
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