Lot 530
  • 530

A COPPER-RED AND BLUE AND WHITE PEACH-SHAPED WATERDROPPER JOSEON DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Height 4 1/8  in., 10.5 cm
modeled as an auspicious peach resting on top of its wide stem forming a foot ring, the two incised leaves on both sides of the fruit in underglaze blue and the stem, tip and florets in underglaze copper red, two Japanese wood boxes (5)

Condition

Overall in good condition with two chips to the peach stem. With scattered firing imperfections, including firing tears to the base, one with two associated hairline cracks.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Catalogue Note

Naturalistically modeled and successfully fired with both underglaze blue and copper red, water droppers such as this example represent porcelain wares made for the scholar’s desk that demonstrate both utilitarian design with a sense of frivolity. Korean water droppers often undertook many imaginative forms and included auspicious emblems of Chinese origin, such as the peach which symbolizes longevity. Compare similar examples in the National Museum of Korea, Seoul, illustrated in The World’s Ceramics, Oriental Ceramics, vol. 2. Tokyo, 1982, pl. 309; and one in the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, acc.no. 1993.185.3