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AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE DECORATED PORCELAIN BOX WITH
COVER
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), 19th century
Of square shape set on integral bracket supports, the sides
decorated in underglaze blue with stylized Chinese characters of su
(longevity) and bok (good fortune), a ssang-hee (‘double happiness’)
character to the center of the bevel-edged cover, applied with a
transparent glaze
With wood storage box
4 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 4 3/4in (11.8 x 11.8 x 12cm)

US$7,000 - 10,000
For an almost identical blue-and-white decorated box, see
Horim Pangmulgwan sojang Choson paekcha myongp’umjon /
Masterpieces of Choson White Porcelain, exh. cat., (Seoul: Horim
Museum, 2003), p. 255, pl. 263.
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7002
A BLUE-GLAZED PORCELAIN TRUNK-FORM WATER
DROPPER
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), 19th century
The rectangular body painted in underglaze blue over incised
triangular and square key-fret patterns in imitation of bamboo veneer
With wood storage box
2 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 2 1/4in (5.6 x 10.4 x 5.9cm)

US$4,000 - 5,000
Other water-droppers in the shape of a clothes trunk are illustrated
in Rhee Byung-chang, ed., Masterpieces of Korean Art, (Tokyo,
1978), p. 389, no. 444 and Sunu Choi, The World’s Great Collections
Oriental Ceramics, Vol. 2: National Museum of Korea, Seoul, (Tokyo/
San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd, 1982), no. 289.
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