Accession Number
2021/1.154

Title
Blue-and-white Bottle with Flower and Foliage Design

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
early 20th century

Medium & Support
porcelain with iron brown underglaze painting

Dimensions
7 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (20 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm)

Credit Line
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam

Subject matter
Bottle was modeled by traditional methods but decorated with imported pigments. Blue-white porcelain using this kind of pigment was mostly produced during the Japanese occupation period (1910-1945).

Physical Description
White porcelain bottle decorated with floral scrolls in black ink in two places on the shoulders. The neck has been broken but the remainder has been ground smooth.

This white porcelain bottle is decorated with floral scrolls with black ink on the shoulder in two places. Its neck has been broken off and lost, while the remainer has been ground to smooth it. The bottle was modeled by traditional methods but was decorated with the imported pigment containing artificial chemicals. Blue-and-white porcelain using this kind of pigment was mostly produced during the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945).
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.181]

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
bottle

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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