Asian Art I - 12th November 2014

Lot 67

A large Korean porcelain moon jar Choson dynasty 18th/19th century

Estimate £15,000 - £25,000

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Description

A large Korean porcelain moon jar Choson dynasty 18th/19th century, the ovoid body raised on a slightly tapering circular foot, the cylindrical neck with a rolled rim above a band of incised chevrons, the glaze with irregular grey and cream markings, 34cm.

Provenance: an English private collection. Purchased at Sotheby's c.1980s.

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, for a related vase, accession number 1979.413.1.