Caption

Ovoid vase with a long neck, maebyeong type Chinese: mei-ping. 18th century, Korea. Porcelain vessel, height 46.0 cm, width 32.0 cm, weight 8.0 kg. Decoration: two dragons among clouds. Korean Joseon, 1392–1897 — Korean art., A ceramic vase with a rounded body and narrow neck standing against a plain gray background, decorated in blue on an off-white base with a crackled surface; flowing blue motifs include a stylized dragon with scaly texture, curling tail, sharp claws, and sinuous limbs surrounded by cloud- and floral-like forms, with decorative bands near the rim and base, and visible areas of darker blue shading and lighter washes that emphasize the painted details.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_148

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Rights managed

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75.5Mb (1.7Mb) / 14.7in x 20.0in / 4397 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ovoid vase long neck maebyeong type Chinese mei-ping 18th century Korea Porcelain vessel height 46.0 cm width 32.0 cm weight 8.0 kg Decoration two dragons clouds Korean Joseon 1392–1897 Korean art ceramic vase rounded body narrow neck standing plain gray background decorated blue off-white base crackled surface flowing blue motifs include stylized dragon scaly texture curling tail sharp claws sinuous limbs surrounded cloud- floral- forms decorative bands near rim base visible areas darker blue shading lighter washes emphasize painted details.