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Wine Flask with Plum and Bamboo Design

백자 철화 매화·대나무무늬 편병 [白磁鐵畵梅竹文扁甁]

1600s

Korea, Joseon dynasty

(1392–1910)
Medium
glazed porcelain with underglazed iron design
Measurements
Overall: 21.9 x 19 x 8.4 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 5/16 in.)
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John L. Severance Fund 1999.44
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The shape of this bottle can be traced all the way back to an ancient Persian pilgrim’s flask.

Description

This Korean wine flask embodies Lin Bu’s poetic line "Plums’ subtle scent pervades the moonlit dusk": its circular shape alludes to the full moon, and the gray color unintentionally spread on the flask’s lower part suggests the permeating scent of plum. The other side of the flask features a bamboo design. The plum and bamboo derive from the motif of the Four Gentlemen, which compares four plants to Confucian scholarjunzi, or "gentlemen."
A white porcelain wine flask with a flat, circular body and a short, flared neck features a network of fine cracks across its cream surface. An underglazed iron design depicts a plum branch with small red buds and pointed bamboo leaves, while a large gray-brown stain covers the lower left side. The flask rests upon a dark, carved wooden base.

Wine Flask with Plum and Bamboo Design

1600s

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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