Buncheong Jar with Inlaid Cloud and Dragon Design

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.259

Category

Craft

Era

조선시대(15세기 전반)

Designated year

1991

Location

용산구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 용산구 서빙고로 137 (용산동6가, 국립중앙박물관)

Coordinates

37.524041, 126.980350

This tall earthenware pot has a thick and heavy structure with a rolled-out mouth and gently sloping curves. It is 49.7cm high with a 15cm wide mouth and 21.2cm wide base. The repetitious stamping technique and the inlaid technique were used to print chrysanthemums around the neck, and three vine patterned bands to divide the surface. On the top, full patterns of flower bands separate the chrysanthemum design and the sea wave design. In the center, a four-legged dragon and cloud design is generously depicted. At the bottom, a lotus flower design is used. This antiquity is buncheong glazed stoneware suspected to be from the early fifteenth century. Its imposing appearance and depiction of the dragon are outstanding. The lotus flower design at the bottom of the pot has a striking relationship with the early white and blue porcelain. Pertinent use of both stamping techniques and inlaid techniques make this a representative work of the early Joseon Dynasty.

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