Bottle

The bottle has a short foot, and a narrow neck which rises to form the trumpet- shaped mouth. The body is generously full in the expanding lower part, creating a sense of stability. Its taut contour lines and the glaze carefully applied to the entire surface, with no other embellishment, indicate that it was made during the fifteenth century for court use at Domari in Gwangju near Seoul. It shows the quality of refinement and purity required for early Joseon court wares.

From the time the dynasty was established, the court paid special attention to the production of fine porcelain. It is believed that 139 kilns (jagiso) produced porcelain. The Saong-won in charge of the king's meals and court banquets set up kilns in the Gwangju area and closely supervised production of porcelain for court use. King Sejong (r. 1418-1450) was served exclusively on porcelain wares.