Water dropper

Museum number:
9-12664
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090012664
Alternate number:
1576 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032 and Acc.3032.07
Description:
Water dropper; rounded dome top, eight cut straight sides, narrow foot with sand adhering, center hole and small tubular spout at top of one of the cut sides, porcelain, transparent white glaze, underglaze blue brushed floral and foliage motifs on the top, cloud motif on sides; mixing ink, Yi period (1392-1910). 4” (10 cm) diameter, 2 1/2” (7 cm) high.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley) and George H. Kerr
Collection place:
Korea
Verbatim coll. place:
Korea; ; Doc
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12664, described as Water dropper; rounded dome top, eight cut straight sides, narrow foot with sand adhering, center hole and small tubular spout at top of one of the cut sides, porcelain, transparent white glaze, underglaze blue brushed floral and foliage motifs on the top, cloud motif on sides; mixing ink, Yi period (1392-1910). 4” (10 cm) diameter, 2 1/2” (7 cm) high.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12664, described as Water dropper; rounded dome top, eight cut straight sides, narrow foot with sand adhering, center hole and small tubular spout at top of one of the cut sides, porcelain, transparent white glaze, underglaze blue brushed floral and foliage motifs on the top, cloud motif on sides; mixing ink, Yi period (1392-1910). 4” (10 cm) diameter, 2 1/2” (7 cm) high.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12664, described as Water dropper; rounded dome top, eight cut straight sides, narrow foot with sand adhering, center hole and small tubular spout at top of one of the cut sides, porcelain, transparent white glaze, underglaze blue brushed floral and foliage motifs on the top, cloud motif on sides; mixing ink, Yi period (1392-1910). 4” (10 cm) diameter, 2 1/2” (7 cm) high.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12664, described as Water dropper; rounded dome top, eight cut straight sides, narrow foot with sand adhering, center hole and small tubular spout at top of one of the cut sides, porcelain, transparent white glaze, underglaze blue brushed floral and foliage motifs on the top, cloud motif on sides; mixing ink, Yi period (1392-1910). 4” (10 cm) diameter, 2 1/2” (7 cm) high.

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