International Art and Artifact Catalogue

[Wu Han]

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TITLE: An underglazed iron brown-decorated 'dragon' jar, Baekgu Dynasty
ARTIST: Unknown
YEAR: c. 800
TYPE: Porcelain jar
OWNER/COLLECTION: Ryeo Foundation
LOCATION: Unknown, presumably in the private collection of Ryeo Foundation
VALUATION: Est. $20,000 - $30,000; Sold in 4460 for $24,000

OVERVIEW: This piece is a porcelain vase from the Baekgu Dynasty of flattened globular form, with a vividly painted border of a long dragon flying among the stylized clouds. The brown of iron-based glaze has turned red and purple against an ivory background traversed by fine cracks. The piece was purchased by the Ryeo Foundation for $24,000 at the Bae Foundation Fundraising Gala in Yonseo, Dankuk. Prior to the auction, the piece was kept in the private collection of the House Bae of Yonseo for generations.

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Originally posted by Wu Han on Sep 26, 2018.