Bottle, 19th century. Horn, 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. (7.9 x 7 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X716. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.X716_2015_xr_view2.jpg)
Bottle, 19th century. Horn, 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. (7.9 x 7 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X716. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X716.jpg)
Bottle, 19th century. Horn, 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. (7.9 x 7 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X716. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , X716_PS11.jpg)
Bottle
Asian Art
A distinctive art form that developed in the later Joseon was the decoration of household items with reverse-painted panels of oxhorn. The horn is cut thin, flattened, and polished to become nearly transparent. Brightly colored decorations are painted on the back of the panels, which are then adhered, paint-side down, to the body of the piece they will ornament. The paint remains protected under the layer of horn, and the polished surface has a lacquer-like sheen. This sort of exuberant, colorful ware was suitable only for women’s use.
MEDIUM
Horn
DATES
19th century
DYNASTY
Joseon Dynasty
DIMENSIONS
3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. (7.9 x 7 x 2.5 cm)
Diameter at mouth: 3/8 in. (1 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
X716
CREDIT LINE
Brooklyn Museum Collection
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Bottle, 19th century. Horn, 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. (7.9 x 7 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X716. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.X716_2015_xr_view2.jpg)
IMAGE
x-ray, x-radiograph (digital), CONS.X716_2015_xr_view2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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