A COPPER-RED-DECORATED SOLIFLORE VASE, JOSEON DYNASTY

Expert’s note:
This exquisite vase acquired a uniquely graceful form, reminiscent of a flower turning towards the sun, due to its tilting during the firing process. Its beauty makes it a perfect fit for a soliflore. At some point in the early 20th century, after the vase reached Europe, a neatly fitted wood stand was added to ‘correct’ its tilted shape. However, it's now up to the new owner to decide whether they prefer to display the vase with or without this stand.

Korea, late 17th - 18th century. The pear-shaped vase with a slender neck and flared mouth, well painted in copper-red beneath the soft grayish-white glaze with stylized flowerheads, borne on leafy scrolling vines framed by line borders below scroll and geometric designs.


Provenance:
French trade. Acquired from an old French private collection of Korean ceramics and works of art.

Condition:
Obvious flaws including tilting, pitting, browning, kiln grit, glaze oxidization and minor fading to the copper-red. Some wear and small chips with associated kintsugi repairs. Overall presenting exceptionally well.

Weight: 631.8 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 21 cm (excl. stand) and 26 cm (incl. stand)

With an associated fitted wood stand. (2)


Literature comparison:

Compare a related jar similarly decorated in copper-red with leafy vines, 25.6 cm high, dated to the mid-18th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1879.413.2. Compare also a related jar with copper-red floral scroll design, 29.8 cm high, dated to the 18th century, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.2000.15.112.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 22 September 2022, lot 517
Estimate: USD 80,000 or approx.
EUR 78,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An underglaze-red 'birds' faceted jar, Joseon dynasty, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related copper red painting. Note the size of 18.8 cm.




朝鮮王朝釉裏紅花卉紋瓶


韓國, 十七世紀末。梨形瓶，敞口，細頸，柔和的灰白釉下銅紅釉裏紅繪製纏枝花卉紋。肩部和足部有弦紋。


專家注釋
：
這件精緻的花瓶因燒製過程中的傾斜而呈現出獨特的造型，讓人聯想到向日葵。 它的美麗使其非常適合插一朵花。二十世紀初，花瓶到達歐洲後，人們添加了一個整齊安裝的木架來“糾正”其傾斜的形狀。然而，現在由新主人決定如何展示這個花瓶。


來源
：
法國古玩交易，來自一個法國的韓國瓷器舊藏。

品相
：
明顯的缺陷包括傾斜、麻點、褐變、窯砂、釉面氧化和輕微褪色。一些磨損和小缺口。

重量：631.8 克 (不含底座)
尺寸：高 21 厘米 (不含底座) 與26 厘米 (含底座)

木底座。(2)


文獻比較：


比較一件相近的十八世紀中期朝鮮白磁銅畫葡萄文壺，高25.6 釐米，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，館藏編號1879.413.2。 比較一件相近的十八世紀鐵紅花紋罐，高29. 8 釐米，收藏於洛杉磯郡藝術博物館，館藏編號M.2000.15.112。


拍賣結果比較：


形制：相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2022年9月22日，lot 517
估價：USD 80,000（相當於今日
EUR 78,000
）
描述：十八世紀朝鮮銅紅釉鳥紋罐
專家評論：比較相近的銅紅釉。請注意尺寸(18.8 釐米)。