Vase
date: label: Accession Date
content: 15 Aug 1964
name: label: Donor Name
content: Republic Of Korea, Seoul
notes: label: Notes
content: Illustrated p. 71 in Taylor, Paul Michael, and Christopher J. Lotis. 2008. Flagship of a fleet: a Korea Gallery guide. Washington, D.C.: Asian Cultural History Program, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. Identified there as Bottle with dragon design; Porcelain with cobalt decoration; 30 x 16 cm; Late 19th century, Joseon. A product of the government workshops, this bottle probably served wine. The dragon is a classic symbol of benevolent male power. It was probably drawn by a professional painter, using cobalt pigment, and covered with a clear slightly bluish glaze.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 247433
label: USNM Number
content: E401648-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Vase