The boldly rendered peony flowers and leaves on this jar capture the essence of the exuberant plant, which symbolizes wealth and prestige. The technique of incising the design’s outlines and carving away part of the background through the white slip is characteristic of buncheong vessels produced in Jeolla Province, in the southwestern region of the Korean peninsula.
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분청사기 박지 모란 무늬 항아리 조선 粉靑沙器剝地牡丹文壺 朝鮮
Title:Large jar decorated with peonies
Period:Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Date:late 15th century
Culture:Korea
Medium:Buncheong ware with incised and sgraffito design
Dimensions:H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); Diam. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
Classification:Ceramics
Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1916
Accession Number:16.122.1
[ Yamanaka & Co. , New York, until 1916; sold to MMA]
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