Buncheong Lidded Jar with Inlaid Peony and Scroll Design

Buncheong ware is a highly distinctive ceramic that emerged as inlaid celadon declined at the end of the Goryeo period, taking on forms, patterns and compositions different from white porcelain. Its name derives from 'buncheong hoecheongsagi', meaning grey-blue ware coated with white clay, and it is also known simply as 'buncheong'. This jar has a total height (including the lid) of 25.2 cm, a body height of 22.6 cm, a mouth diameter of 8.4 cm and a base diameter of 10.2 cm. It is relatively thin-walled, with a mouth that stands upright and flares slightly outward. From below the mouth to the upper part of the foot, two white-inlaid lines running around the whole body divide the decoration into three sections. In the upper section, stylised lotus petals are inlaid in black and white and filled in with dots. The broad central section is densely inlaid with peonies and scrolling vines, and around the foot below, lotus flowers are inlaid in white. On the lid, a round knob is attached, and the upper surface is inlaid in black and white with peony leaves; dots are added around the rim of the lid, which curves gently downward. Impurities mixed into the clay body show up as blemishes over the whole surface of the jar, and there are places where the glaze is uneven and has flaked off. Crackle can be seen in the inlaid peonies and vines. The shape, decoration and glaze of the jar clearly show the transition from late inlaid celadon to buncheong ware, and it is thought to date from the 15th century.

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Gwanak-gu, Seoul

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