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Jar with Dragon Design

Jar with Dragon Design

1700s
Diameter of base: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

A mythical creature believed to have the power to make rain, the dragon is a prominent symbol of rulers in pre-modern East Asia, thus the image of dragons was used exclusively for the king's paraphernalia.

Description

A mythical creature believed to have the power to make rain, the dragon is a prominent symbol of rulers in premodern East Asia. In underglaze cobalt blue, a dragon on this jar is depicted flying through clouds to catch a flaming, wish-granting pearl called a cintamani. In the royal court, the shorter type of dragon jar was used to hold wine, the tall type, such as this one, was for holding a bouquet of flowers.
  • before 1986
    Robert W. Moore, Los Angeles, CA
    1986
    (Christie's, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1986-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    as Liquor Vessels in the Joseon Dynasty and Their Relationship to Royal
    Rituals [조선시대 주준(酒樽)용 백자용준(白磁龍樽)의 문양과 왕실
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    Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 88-89
  • Gold Needles: Embroidery Arts from Korea. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 7-October 25, 2020).
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