Lot Essay
For other figurines see Choi Sunu, ed., Paekja (White wares), vol. 2 of Hanguk eui mi (Korea's beauty) (Seoul: Joong Ang Ilbo sa, 1997), pls. 129--30.
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Property from the Robert Moore Collection of Korean Art
Two Iron-decorated Porcelain Figurines
CHOSON PERIOD (16TH-17TH CENTURY)
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Two Iron-decorated Porcelain Figurines
Choson period (16th-17th century)
One in the form of a miniature horse modelled with a saddle and whimsically decorated with dots and splashes of underglaze iron and applied with a blue-tinged clear glaze; the other in the form of a standing figure painted in underglaze iron with a band of hair extending from ear to ear and with facial details, the nose modelled as a triangle, also applied with a clear glaze
Horse 4¼in. (10.7cm.) long; 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) high; figure 3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) high (2)
Choson period (16th-17th century)
One in the form of a miniature horse modelled with a saddle and whimsically decorated with dots and splashes of underglaze iron and applied with a blue-tinged clear glaze; the other in the form of a standing figure painted in underglaze iron with a band of hair extending from ear to ear and with facial details, the nose modelled as a triangle, also applied with a clear glaze
Horse 4¼in. (10.7cm.) long; 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) high; figure 3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) high (2)