14 juin 2024
Blue-and-white porcelain Beveled bottle, Joseon dynasty, First half of the 18th century
Beveled bottle, blue-and-white porcelain with floral plant design, Joseon dynasty, First half of the 18th century, Gwangju official kiln. Height (cm) 24.0. Maximum Diameter (cm) 11.6. Weight (g) 754. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (gift of SUMITOMO Group, the ATAKA Collection), photograph by MUDA Tomohiro (Accession No. 00348).
This is an octagonal beveled bottle with a slender form having a moderate weight. A blue-and-white octagonal bottle in such a small size is rare. The thickly potted bottle was beveled from just under the rolled lip toward the body. The unpretentious yet graceful drawing of wild flowers in pale blue, known in Japan as akikusa-de or "autumn-grasses style," was often thought to be a simplified style in order to save the precious cobalt blue pigment. However, it actually reflects the artistic sensibilities of the literati at that time, who cherished lingering, suggestive feelings and refined tastefulness. This bottle is a particularly renowned work, thought to be a product of Geumsa-ri kiln in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do.
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