Buncheong Bottle with Inlaid Wave and Fish Design

This buncheong bottle with inlaid wave and fish design has the typical bottle form of early Joseon buncheong ware, a grey-blue stoneware coated with white slip, with bold, thickly inlaid patterns covering its entire surface. Around the neck is an inlaid beaded-string design, and below it, on the shoulder, the space is divided into two decorative bands densely filled with chrysanthemum designs made using the stamping technique. On the body, two large fish swimming over waves are inlaid, and beneath them runs a band of scrolling vine design, all executed in white inlay. The work stands out for the wit of its wave-and-fish design, its lively patterning, and the fact that decoration was applied even down to the foot.

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Where it is

Region

Gwanak-gu, Seoul

Designation

Treasure · 보물