Lot 102. A white porcelain double-walled reticulated water dropper, Joseon Dynasty, 19th century; 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

The globular form pierced with a large dragon and clouds, the inner wall forming a receptacle for water, the eyes of dragon decorated in underglaze-blue, applied with a glossy clear glaze.

Provenance: Tokutomi Soho (1863 - 1957)

Note: For a similar water dropper in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum, see Beth McKillop, Korean Art and Design: The Samsung Gallery of Korean Art, exh. cat. (London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992), pl. 38.

Christie's. An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese & Korean Art, 25 April 2017, New York, Rockefeller Center