Caption

Ovoid vase with a long neck, maebyeong type Chinese: mei-ping; 18th century, Korea Joseon, 1392–1897. Porcelain vessel, height 46.0 cm, width 32.0 cm, weight 8.0 kg. Decoration: two dragons among clouds. Korean art; dragons iconography, clouds., A ceramic vase with a rounded body and narrow neck sits against a neutral gray background, decorated with an intricate blue painted design on a pale cream surface; the blue motifs include a large scaly creature with flowing limbs and claws, surrounded by cloud-like shapes and curling ornamental details, with a band of stylized wave-like patterns near the rim and a double-lined border at the base, the glaze showing subtle crackling and areas of darker blue shading and small brownish spots.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_150

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Rights managed

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75.5Mb (1.8Mb) / 14.7in x 20.0in / 4397 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ovoid vase long neck maebyeong type Chinese mei-ping 18th century Korea Joseon 1392–1897 Porcelain vessel height 46.0 cm width 32.0 cm weight 8.0 kg Decoration two dragons clouds Korean art dragons iconography ceramic vase rounded body narrow neck sits neutral gray background decorated intricate blue painted design pale cream surface blue motifs include large scaly creature flowing limbs claws surrounded cloud- shapes curling ornamental details band stylized wave- patterns near rim double-lined border base glaze showing subtle crackling areas darker blue shading small brownish spots.