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7016
A WHITE PORCELAIN JAR WITH IRON-OXIDE DECORATION
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), 17th century
The squat globular jar sharply tapering to a raised ring foot and
sloping to a short everted rim with lacquer repair, painted in
underglaze iron brown with a small bird above a stylized lotus
blossom and floral sprays, the interior brushed with white slip, all
beneath a glossy transparent glaze
With inscribed wood storage box
7in (17.8cm) high; 9 3/9in (24cm)diameter
US$15,000 - 20,000
A similar jar with freely brush decoration is illustrated in Richō tessha
ten (White porcelain of underglazed iron-brown, Yi dynasty, Korea),
(Osaka, 1986), no. 26.

7016

7017
A RARE COPPER-RED DECORATED WHITE PORCELAIN JAR
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), 18th century
The globular body with a wide mouth and flaring neck and freely
painted in rich copper-red underglaze with scrolling vines, covered
with a transparent glaze with bluish cast
With wood storage box
8 3/4in (22.4cm) high
US$12,000 - 15,000

7017

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