Jar with Epitaph Inscription, 19th–early 20th century. Porcelain with light celadon glaze, underglaze, 14 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (37.2 × 30.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, 2020.18.7 (Photo: Image courtesy of the donor., CUR.2020.18.7_view01.jpg)
Jar with Epitaph Inscription, 19th–early 20th century. Porcelain with light celadon glaze, underglaze, 14 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (37.2 × 30.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, 2020.18.7 (Photo: Image courtesy of the donor., CUR.2020.18.7_view02.jpg)
Jar with Epitaph Inscription
Asian Art
On View: Asian Galleries, South, 2nd floor
MEDIUM
Porcelain with light celadon glaze, underglaze
DATES
19th–early 20th century
DYNASTY
Joseon dynasty
DIMENSIONS
14 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (37.2 × 30.2 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2020.18.7
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Carroll Family Collection
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Funerary jar (ji-seok) with low, rounded rim, swelling shoulders and flat foot, most of the surface covered with a lengthy underglaze inscription (to be read) in Chinese characters. The inscription is incised into the surface and then colored in nearly-black cobalt. It is likely the epitaph for a deceased individual. Although it was common practice to bury epitaphs in tombs, these were usually written on porcelain tablets. There are a few surviving instances of epitaphs written on bowls and jars.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Asian Galleries, South, 2nd floor
CAPTION
Jar with Epitaph Inscription, 19th–early 20th century. Porcelain with light celadon glaze, underglaze, 14 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (37.2 × 30.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, 2020.18.7 (Photo: Image courtesy of the donor., CUR.2020.18.7_view01.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2020.18.7_view01.jpg. Image courtesy of the donor., 2020
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