Water dropper

Museum number:
9-12669
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090012669
Alternate number:
1581 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032 and Acc.3032.07
Description:
Water dropper; round, of glazed white porcelain, center hole .5cm diameter. Crazed, plain white with incised line running around slightly domed top. Straight sides with spout attached, angle sharply to narrow annular base. Base shows much sand adhering to it. Top worn at center hole, shows a crack extending across top and onto side. 2 5/8” (6.7 cm) diameter, 1 1/2” (3.8 cm) high.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley) and George H. Kerr
Collection place:
Korea
Verbatim coll. place:
Korea; Yi Dynasty
Collection date:
before 1957
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 titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12669, described as Water dropper; round, of glazed white porcelain, center hole .5cm diameter. Crazed, plain white with incised line running around slightly domed top. Straight sides with spout attached, angle sharply to narrow annular base. Base shows much sand adhering to it. Top worn at center hole, shows a crack extending across top and onto side. 2 5/8” (6.7 cm) diameter, 1 1/2” (3.8 cm) high.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12669, described as Water dropper; round, of glazed white porcelain, center hole .5cm diameter. Crazed, plain white with incised line running around slightly domed top. Straight sides with spout attached, angle sharply to narrow annular base. Base shows much sand adhering to it. Top worn at center hole, shows a crack extending across top and onto side. 2 5/8” (6.7 cm) diameter, 1 1/2” (3.8 cm) high.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12669, described as Water dropper; round, of glazed white porcelain, center hole .5cm diameter. Crazed, plain white with incised line running around slightly domed top. Straight sides with spout attached, angle sharply to narrow annular base. Base shows much sand adhering to it. Top worn at center hole, shows a crack extending across top and onto side. 2 5/8” (6.7 cm) diameter, 1 1/2” (3.8 cm) high.

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