Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 111
A KOREAN BUNCHEONG IRON-PAINTED BOTTLE VASE
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £650
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Description
A KOREAN BUNCHEONG IRON-PAINTED BOTTLE VASE
PROBABLY JOSEON DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The pear-shaped body raised on a short foot, the surface with a creamy-white slip incised with horizontal lines and with two large leafy sprays of ginseng painted to both sides, together with a wood box inscribed with Gyeryongsan (referring to the kiln where it was produced), 23.5cm. (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.
See the University of Michigan Museum of Art, access. no. 2004/1.268, for a comparable vase with similar ginseng leaf design. Also, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, access. no. 2015.79.494 for another example from the Mary Griggs Burke Collection.