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7018

7018
A WHITE PORCELAIN JAR WITH IRON-OXIDE DRAGON
DESIGN
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), 17th century
The paper lantern-form jar set on a low ring foot and gently sloping
to a raised everted rim, decorated in underglaze iron-brown with
a stylized dragon with long whiskers encircling the body of the jar
among scalloped clouds
With wood storage box
7 1/2in (19.2cm) high
US$30,000 - 40,000

Jars with similarly rendered dragons in iron oxide are illustrated in
Yurŏp pakmulgwan sojang nippon mingeikan / The Korean relics in
Japan Vol. 5, Idemitsu Museum of Arts..., (Seoul, 1998), pl. 96 and
Sunu Choi, The World’s Great Collections: Oriental Ceramics, Vol. 2:
National Museum of Korea, Seoul, (Tokyo/San Francisco, 1982), no.
314, Masterpieces of the Ho-An Museum, (Seoul, 1982), pl. 130.
7018 (detail)

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