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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A KOREAN COPPER-RED-DECORATED RETICULATED WATER DROPPER
CHOSON DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A KOREAN COPPER-RED-DECORATED RETICULATED WATER DROPPER
CHOSON DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The water dropper formed as an interior vessel inside an openwork outer layer which is decorated on the top and the base with an interlocking ‘cash’ pattern, and on the sides with wan emblems. A spout leads from the interior vessel to a small opening at one corner of the outer layer. The water dropper is covered with a translucent glaze of blue tone, highlighted in copper-red.
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) wide
CHOSON DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The water dropper formed as an interior vessel inside an openwork outer layer which is decorated on the top and the base with an interlocking ‘cash’ pattern, and on the sides with wan emblems. A spout leads from the interior vessel to a small opening at one corner of the outer layer. The water dropper is covered with a translucent glaze of blue tone, highlighted in copper-red.
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
Stephen Junkunc, III (1904-1978) Collection.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton