<em>Fragment of a Bottle</em>, last half of 15th century. Buncheong ware, stoneware with underglaze white slip and iron painting, 7 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (18.4 x 8.3 x 23.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection, 2004.28.108. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 2004.28.108_PS11.jpg)

Fragment of a Bottle, last half of 15th century. Buncheong ware, stoneware with underglaze white slip and iron painting, 7 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (18.4 x 8.3 x 23.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection, 2004.28.108. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 2004.28.108_PS11.jpg)

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Fragment of a Bottle

Asian Art

On View: Asian Galleries, South, 2nd floor

The decorators of Buncheong ceramics likely completed hundreds of drawings each day. Despite that, the best underglaze-iron decorations have a spontaneity and economy of means that reveal the hand of a master. This fragment, with its charming image of a fish, came from a vessel type common in the early Joseon. Known as barrel bottles, these horizontally oriented vessels were used for the storage of wine.

MEDIUM Buncheong ware, stoneware with underglaze white slip and iron painting

Place Made: Korea

DATES last half of 15th century

DYNASTY Joseon Dynasty

DIMENSIONS 7 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (18.4 x 8.3 x 23.7 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Asian Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 2004.28.108

CREDIT LINE The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection

EXHIBITIONS

Arts of Korea

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Asian Galleries, South, 2nd floor

CAPTION Fragment of a Bottle, last half of 15th century. Buncheong ware, stoneware with underglaze white slip and iron painting, 7 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (18.4 x 8.3 x 23.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection, 2004.28.108. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 2004.28.108_PS11.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 2004.28.108_PS11.jpg., 2017

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