Jar with Dragon and Clouds Design
late 1600s
Maker Unknown
Korean Art
Jar with Dragon and Clouds Design, late 1600s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Porcelain with underglaze iron; diameter of base: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); overall: 34.7 cm (13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1986.69 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.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- porcelain with underglaze iron
- Medium
- porcelain, underglaze, iron
- Dimensions
- Diameter of base: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); Overall: 34.7 cm (13 11/16 in.)
- Departments
- Korean Art
- Accession Number
- 1986.69
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review for 1986, Asian Autumn: Later Korean Art, Korean Gallery 236 Rotation, Korean Gallery 236 Rotation, Korean Gallery 236 Rotation, Ink, Paper, and Brush - Korean Gallery 236 Rotation, Gold Needles: Embroidery Arts from Korea, Creating Urgency: Modern and Contemporary Korean Art (Korean art rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 236 Korean
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