Jar with Four Auspicious Characters in Relief
1800s
Maker Unknown
Korean Art
Jar with Four Auspicious Characters in Relief, 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Glazed porcelain; outer diameter: 22.1 cm (8 11/16 in.); height: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1981.3 This type of jar with auspicious characters was often used as a birthday or wedding gift.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- glazed porcelain
- Dimensions
- Outer diameter: 22.1 cm (8 11/16 in.); height: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: longevity 壽, happiness 福, health 康, and peace 寧
- Departments
- Korean Art
- Accession Number
- 1981.3
- Credit Line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1981, Scholar's Studio, Korean Art from the United States, Ink, Paper, and Brush - Korean Gallery 236 Rotation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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