백자 고리 모양 연적 조선|白磁環形硯滴 朝鮮|Ring-shaped water dropper
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19th century · Porcelain · Asian Art
To prepare ink for calligraphy or painting, a Joseon scholar might have used this instrument to drip water onto an inkstone for grinding an ink stick. Porcelain water droppers, often in whimsical shapes and with or without painted decoration, were fashionable during the nineteenth century.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Porcelain
- Culture
- Korea
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Heakyum Kim, 2004
