백자 항아리 조선|白磁壺 朝鮮|Jar

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first half of the19th century · Porcelain · Asian Art

Written in cobalt blue on the bottom of this jar is a single Chinese character (Korean: chung). Even after the Korean alphabet, known as hangeul, was created in 1443, official court documents and writings by literati continued to use Chinese characters. Chung probably refers to Chunghūi-dang, a building (now lost) within the Ch’angdōk palace complex in modern Seoul that King Gojong (r. 1864–1907) used to receive foreign envoys.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half of the19th century

Medium

Porcelain

Culture

Korea

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Seymour Fund, 1965