A porcelain disc shaped container with two small holes in the top
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

In the shape of a puck with one flattened edge, this small container has been molded with a raised texture that depicts a fish with its head curled under itself, almost touching its tail. The surface has been painted a rich blue, and where the raised ridges of the scales and other details are, the white porcelain underneath shows through to highlight those lines. On the top surface there are two small holes, one in the center and one on the outer edge just behind the fish’s head.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.257
Title
Water Dropper in the Form of a Leaping Carp
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
water dropper
Date
19th - early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/200979

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Monochrome blue ware: porcelain with clear glaze over molded decoration with cobalt-blue wash
Dimensions
H. 3.0 x W. 8.1 x Diam. 7.2 cm (1 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 2 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Kang Collection, New York, June 1992] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.257
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/11/2000 - 11/05/2000
  • Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Paintings from China, Korea, and Japan, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/25/2000 - 08/26/2001
  • Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003
  • Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting ('04), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/2004 - 08/01/2004
  • A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005
  • Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2006 - 04/08/2007
  • Re-View: S228-230 Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/31/2008 - 06/01/2013
  • Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/12/2012 - 06/01/2013
  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 11/29/2015

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