A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE FLORAL JAR, JOSEON DYNASTY

A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'FLORAL' JAR, JOSEON DYNASTY
Korea, 18th century. The ovoid body supported on a short foot and rising to a cylindrical neck with a galleried rim, freely painted in sensitively graduated shades of cobalt blue to the upper body with leafy chrysanthemum sprays and to the neck with foliate designs.
Provenance:
French trade.
Condition:
Very good condition with expected old wear, traces of use and firing irregularities, the dark glazed circular section above the foot inherent to manufacture. The base with a small old fill and scattered remnants of plaster. A minor hairline to the neck, the interior with further hairlines not visible to the exterior. Overall displaying very well.
Dimensions: Height 51.5 cm, Width 52 cm (at the widest points)
Literature comparison:
Compare a related blue and white vase, similarly painted with birds, plum blossoms, and rocks, 38.1 cm high, dated to the 18th century, in the Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, accession number 67.172. Compare a related jar of similar form, decorated in underglaze-blue and iron-brown, 39.7 cm high, dated c. 1700, in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford, accession number EA1974.16.
朝鮮王朝大型青白花卉紋罐
韓國，十八世紀。唇沿，短直頸，豐肩，小圈足。青花描繪纏枝菊花紋。
來源：
法國古玩交易。
品相：
狀況極好，有磨損、使用痕跡和燒製不規則，足部上方有深色釉面圓形部分。底部有一個小的填充物和散落的石膏殘留物。頸部有一條細細的裂紋，罐內有更多的裂紋，外部看不到。
尺寸：高 51.5 厘米，寬 52 厘米 (最寬處)
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的十八世紀青花梅花鳥紋罐，收藏於Johnson Museum of Art，Cornell University，館藏編號67.172。比較一件相近外形的約1700年藍鐵棕色罐，39.7 厘米高，收藏於Ashmolean Museum Oxford，館藏編號EA1974.16。