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Blue-and-white ring-form water dropper with landscape design

Korean

Artwork Details

Blue-and-white ring-form water dropper with landscape design
late 19th century
Korean
porcelain with blue underglaze painting
1 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (3.5 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm)
Gift of Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp and Museum purchase made possible by Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam
2004/1.292

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Physical Description:

This is a ring-shaped water droppers produced in large quantities during a limited period in the late 19th century. Mountain peaks are painted on the flat upper surface and the sides are decorated with floral scrolls. The white glaze is infused with a hint of blue, while the decorative design is rendered in vivid color. The glaze is well fused.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.185]

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