1984.492: Jar with Decoration of Peony Sprays
VesselsAn almost ball-shaped jar has a wide, flat, circular bottom, and a wide, circular opening at the top with a short ridge that flares outward slightly. Blue designs are painted on its smooth white porcelain surface. Thin lines run along the edge of the base, and around the edge of the rim. On the body of the jar, ringing the rim, is a repeated design featuring a small three-lobed leaf. Across the middle is a peony with one short stem, topped by a large blossom at center, and a second, longer stem that wraps around the jar, ending in a smaller blossom.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1984.492
- Title
- Jar with Decoration of Peony Sprays
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
- Period
- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
- Culture
- Korean
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/197424
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue
- Dimensions
- H. 15.7 x Diam. 19.2 cm (6 3/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
- Accession Year
- 1984
- Object Number
- 1984.492
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/01/2018 - 12/07/2018
- Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2022 - 08/14/2022
Verification Level
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