A KOREAN BUNCHEONG MOON JAR (DAL HANG-ARI) JOSEON OR LATER

A KOREAN BUNCHEONG MOON JAR (DAL HANG-ARI)

JOSEON OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

Thickly potted with a globular body raised on a short straight foot and with a rounded lip to the neck, decorated with a design of stylised flowers and scrolling tendrils, rendered in underglaze iron-brown on a coffee-coloured mottling contrasting with the white body, together with an inscribed wood box, 25cm. (2)

Provenance: an English private collection, purchased in Japan. By repute, formerly in the collection of Jun Itami (1937-2011), an architect renowned in Korea and Japan for his primitive-style buildings and his use of raw materials. Itami Jun also collected Korean Joseon ceramics, and pieces from his personal collection were offered at auction after his death.