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Peony Motifs in Buncheong Ware

This cylindrical jar sits on a flat base, bulges slightly in the middle, and has a round opening at the top. White lines and dots encircle the jar at the center and at both ends and stand out against the slightly darker background color. Peonies adorn the rest of the space.
Barrel-Shaped Bottle with Peony Motif 모란무늬 장군(액체를 담는 그릇)
This light-colored jar bulges out below its flared opening at top. It features sweeping brown lines that evoke peonies in the central register, and more abstract lines at top.
Jar with Peony Motif 모란무늬 항아리
This cream-colored, vertically oriented vase bulges in the lower third and ends in a flared opening at top. The central register features a peony outlined with dark brown strokes.
Bottle with Peony Motif 모란무늬 병

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This cylindrical jar sits on a flat base, bulges slightly in the middle, and has a round opening at the top. White lines and dots encircle the jar at the center and at both ends and stand out against the slightly darker background color. Peonies adorn the rest of the space.
Barrel-Shaped Bottle with Peony Motif 모란무늬 장군(액체를 담는 그릇), 1400s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). Buncheong with inlaid and stamped design, 8¾ × 6¼ in. dia. (22.2 × 15.9 cm dia.). National Museum of Korea: Bequest of Lee Kun-Hee, 2021. © National Museum of Korea.
This light-colored jar bulges out below its flared opening at top. It features sweeping brown lines that evoke peonies in the central register, and more abstract lines at top.
Jar with Peony Motif 모란무늬 항아리, late 1400s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). Buncheong with incised and carved-away (sgraffito) design, 11⅝ × 8½ in. dia. (29.5 × 21.6 cm dia.). National Museum of Korea: Bequest of Lee Kun-Hee, 2021. © National Museum of Korea.
This cream-colored, vertically oriented vase bulges in the lower third and ends in a flared opening at top. The central register features a peony outlined with dark brown strokes.
Bottle with Peony Motif 모란무늬 병, late 1400s–early 1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). Buncheong with iron-painted design, 11½ × 6 in. dia. (29.1 × 15.2 cm dia.). National Museum of Korea: Bequest of Lee Kun-Hee, 2021. © National Museum of Korea.
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