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Dragon jar

Korea artist · second half 18th century

Palette

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Artist

Korea artist

Date

second half 18th century

Type

Decorative arts & sculpture

Medium

Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design

Size

H. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); Diam. 13 in. (33 cm); Diam. of rim 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Diam. of base 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)

Place

Korea

Period

18th century

Main colour

Grey · lightness 51, colourfulness 2

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, 2009 Benefit Fund, 2010. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules