국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Long-necked Bottle with Wave and Flower Design in Underglaze Iron Black
  • Nationality/Period

    Yuan Dynasty

  • Provenance

    Sinan-gun

  • Materials

    Ceramics

  • Category

    Food - Tableware - Foods and Drinks - bottle

  • Dimensions

    H. 14.1cm

  • Accession Number

    Sinan 6626

This small bottle or vase was produced in the Jizhou (吉州) kilns located Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, China. The Jizhou kilns began developing in the late Tang Dynasty, reached their peak in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, and then declined in the late Yuan Dynasty. The form of this vase resembles a beaker with a long, slender neck and a low, squat body. The footring is attached separately. The front and back of the vessel are decorated with twin peony designs, one inside a flower-shaped outline, and the other inside a wave design. The remainder of the exterior surface is filled with a circular vine pattern with some fractal qualities. This bottle illustrates the baekji heukhwa (白地黑花) technique in which a design is painted in iron-brown underglaze on a white ground before firing.