Lot 102. A Large White Porcelain Jar, Joseon dynasty, 18th century; 13 ½ in. (34.3 cm.) high. Estimate $20,000 - $30,000. Price Realised $47,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016

Of lantern form set on a short circular foot and with tall, upright rim with flat mouth, decorated with a clear glaze of blue cast and variegated crackle, foot rim unglazed, kiln cracks on the base.

Note: For other jars see Catalogue 14, Special Exhibition of White Porcelain Jars in Choson Period, exh. cat. (Seoul: Ewha Womans University Museum, 1985), pl. 12; Kawasaki Hiroshi, Hogen ni miru (Home kotoba): Hogen tambo noto yori(A complimentary look at provincialism from journalistic notes on provincialism) Mingei 329 (1980.5.1): 38.

Christie’s. AN INQUIRING MIND: AMERICAN COLLECTING OF JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART, 15 April 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza