BOTTLE VASE WITH LONG NECK
in porcelain and blue enamels underglaze, decorated with a couple of magpies resting on the branch of a prunus in bloom.
(Firing defect on the heel).
Korea, Choseon period, 19th century.
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOTTLE WITH MAGPIES, KOREA, JOSEON PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY.
HEIGHT. 19,7 CM (7 3/4 IN.)
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NOTE
For a similar decoration, see the collection of the National Museum of Korea, reference Deoksu 1036
In China and Korea, magpies are believed to bring good fortune and are associated with happiness. Tigers and magpies are traditional Korean iconographic motifs.
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