Jar with Dragon Design
1700s
Maker Unknown
Korean Art
Jar with Dragon Design, 1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Porcelain with underglaze blue; diameter of base: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); overall: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1986.85 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 blue
- Medium
- porcelain, underglaze, blue
- Dimensions
- Diameter of base: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.)
- Departments
- Korean Art
- Accession Number
- 1986.85
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review for 1986, Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia, Korean Gallery 236 Rotation, Gold Needles: Embroidery Arts from Korea
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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