Jar with Bird and Flower Decoration
Unknown Artist
1700s
Medium
stoneware with underglaze blue designs
Dimensions
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Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Accession Number
1985.19
About this artwork
Joseon blue-and-white porcelains were called “靑畫," meaning “painted in blue.” The blue here indicates cobalt pigment. In the 1700s, the royal court banned the importation of cobalt blue for its luxurious nature; thus, relatively few Joseon blue-and-white porcelain vessels were produced at that time. In that context, this modest-looking jar was considered to be a rare luxury.