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Vase with grape vine
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- Date
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c. 1700
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
- Material and technique
- porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue and iron-brown
- Dimensions
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39.7 cm (height)
38 cm (diameter)
at foot 15.5 cm (diameter)
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- Presented by Mr and Mrs K. R. Malcolm, in memory of their son John Malcolm, Scholar of Worcester College, 1974.
- Accession no.
- EA1974.16
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Further reading
Piper, David, and Christopher White, Treasures of the Ashmolean Museum: An Illustrated Souvenir of the Collections, revised edn (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1995), no. 77 on p. 77, illus. p. 76 fig. 77
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 24 May 2006-23 December 2008, Treasures: Antiquities, Eastern Art, Coins, and Casts: Exhibition Guide, Rune Frederiksen, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), no. 206 on p. 74, illus. p. 74
Chung, Minh, Korean Treasures: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University (Oxford: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2011), p. 79, fig. 57 on p. 78
Glossary (2)
porcelain, underglaze painting
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porcelain
Ceramic material composed of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar which is fired to a temperature of c.1350-1400⁰c. The resulting ceramic is vitreous, translucent, and white in colour.
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underglaze painting
Painting applied to ceramic material before a transparent, or monochrome or coloured glaze for Islamic objects, is applied. The technique was initially developed in China.
Location
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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