백자 청화 매화 대나무 무늬 팔각 항아리 조선|白磁靑畫 梅竹文八角壺 朝鮮|Faceted jar decorated with plum blossoms and bamboo

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end of the 18th–early 19th century · Porcelain with cobalt-blue design · Asian Art

Exemplary of late Joseon blue-and-white porcelain produced at the court kilns (Bunwon), this faceted jar features delicately painted plum blossoms on one side and bamboo on the other—motifs associated with winter and summer respectively that also (with the chrysanthemum and orchid) symbolize the virtuous Confucian scholar.

Artist

Unknown

Date

end of the 18th–early 19th century

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt-blue design

Culture

Korea

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Moon Art Foundation Gift, 2005