A Korean iron decorated stoneware 'dragon' jar, yongjonhang, Joseon

A Korean iron decorated stoneware 'dragon' jar, yongjonhang Joseon dynasty, 17th or 18th century decorated in underglaze iron-oxide painted with the body of dragon around the shoulder with its head hidden in the clouds, the shoulder with gold Kintsugi repair 25cm high This type of dragon jar, yongjonhang, originally with a cover, was used as a wine container at palace feasts and ancestral ceremonies (see Seoul, Ewha Womans University Museum, 1985, p.100, figs.1-2. Jars with similarly rendered dragons in iron oxide are illustrated in Yurŏp pakmulgwan sojang nippon mingeikan / The Korean relics in Japan Vol. 5, Idemitsu Museum of Arts (Seoul, 1998), pl. 96 and Sunu Choi, The World's Great Collections: Oriental Ceramics, Vol. 2: National Museum of Korea, Seoul, (Tokyo/San Francisco, 1982), no. 314, Masterpieces of the Ho-An Museum, (Seoul, 1982), pl. 130. Provenance: Rosalind Fay Goldman (1925-2025) Philip Goldman (1922-2012) Condition Report: the rim recessed for a cover now lacking and the surface extensive scratched and with gold Kintsugi repair and further body cracks and infill damage repaired around this area several firing cracks running up from base and glaze extensively crazed Condition Report Disclaimer, A Korean iron decorated stoneware 'dragon' jar, yongjonhang, yongjonhang, A Korean iron decorated stoneware 'dragon' jar, yongjonhang Joseon dynasty, 17th or 18th century decorated in underglaze iron-oxide painted with the body of dragon around the shoulder with its head hidden in the clouds, the shoulder with gold Kintsugi repair 25cm high This type of dragon jar, yongjonhang, originally with a cover, was used as a wine container at palace feasts and ancestral ceremonies (see Seoul, Ewha Womans University Museum, 1985, p.100, figs.1-2. Jars with similarly rendered dragons in iron oxide are illustrated in Yurŏp pakmulgwan sojang nippon mingeikan / The Korean relics in Japan Vol. 5, Idemitsu Museum of Arts (Seoul, 1998), pl. 96 and Sunu Choi, The World's Great Collections: Oriental Ceramics, Vol. 2: National Museum of Korea, Seoul, (Tokyo/San Francisco, 1982), no. 314, Masterpieces of the Ho-An Museum, (Seoul, 1982), pl. 130. Provenance: Rosalind Fay Goldman (1925-2025) Philip Goldman (1922-2012), ongjonhang, S, urŏp pakmulgwan sojang nippon mingeikan / The Korean relics in Japan, Idemitsu Museum of Arts, The World's Great Collections: Oriental Ceramics, Vol. 2: National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Masterpieces of the Ho-An Museum, Provenance, Condition Report:, the rim recessed for a cover now lacking and the surface extensive scratched and with gold Kintsugi repair and further body cracks and infill damage repaired around this area several firing cracks running up from base and glaze extensively crazed, Condition Report Disclaimer

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