Epitaph Plaques for Yi Jun-Kyung
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Glazed ceramic decorated with underglaze iron red
DATES
ca. 1572
DYNASTY
Joseon dynasty
ACCESSION NUMBER
2019.42.2a-b
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Carroll Family Collection
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Two epitaph plaques for Yi Jun-Kyung (1499-1572). Yi Jun-Kyung was prime minister under King Myungjong and King Sunjo of the Joseon dynasty.
The first plaque has 12 lines of text, covering the entire front surface with no margins. The second plaque has 8 1/2 lines of text, with a space at the end (far left).
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Epitaph Plaques for Yi Jun-Kyung, ca. 1572. Glazed ceramic decorated with underglaze iron red, 9 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (23 × 18.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, 2019.42.2a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2019.42.2a_front_PS11.jpg)
IMAGE
front, 2019.42.2a_front_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2020
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