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Bottle with crab design

Bottle with crab design
(19th century-early 20th century)

Medium
stoneware (Haeju ware)
Measurements
26.9 × 11.0 × 11.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Korea
Accession Number
2021.508
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Warren Reedman, 2021
Gallery location
Level 1, NGV International
About this work

This cobalt underglaze blue-and-white bottle displays an expressive brushed design. Its decoration and funneled opening are typical of ceramics produced at the Haeju kilns north-west of Seoul in present-day North Korea.