Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea

Flask with sgraffito floral decoration

15th century

Korean

The carefree charm of Korean buncheong ware is on display in this flask with its freely drawn design carved in white slip. These wholesome wares were called Mishima in Japan and became highly valued among tea aficionados there.

Buncheong ware; stoneware with white slip

Height: 9 7/16in. (24 cm)

Purchased with funds from the Dorothea B. Taylor bequest

70.12

Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea

Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Korean Sensibilities: The Colors of Life, Sept. 17, 2002 - Dec. 5, 2005.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Mountain Dreams: Contemporary Ceramics by Yoon Kwang-cho, Nov. 13, 2004 - June 19, 2005.

Tokyo, Japan, Suntory Museum of Art, Luminous Jewels: Masterpieces of Asian Art From the Seattle Art Museum, July 25 - Sept. 6, 2009 (Kobe, Japan, Kobe City Museum, Sept. 19 - Dec. 6, 2009; Kofu, Japan, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, Dec. 23, 2009 - Feb. 28, 2010; Atami, Japan, MOA Museum of Art, Mar. 13 - May 9, 2010; Fukuoka, Japan, Fukuoka Art Museum, May 23 - July 19, 2010).

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Luminous: The Art of Asia, Oct. 13, 2011 - Jan. 8, 2012.

Published ReferencesTrubner, Henry. "Asian Art in the Seattle Art Museum: Fifty Years of Collecting." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1983, pp. 10-11, illus. b&w

Kawai, Masatomo, Yasuhiro Nishioka, Yukiko Sirahara, editors, "Luminous Jewels: Masterpieces of Asian Art From the Seattle Art Museum", 2009, The Yomiuri Shimbun, catalogue number 93

"Korean Art Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, U.S.A." Tajaon Kwangyaoksi: Kungnip Munhwaja Yaonguso, 2015, pg. 88.

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