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Jar with Dragon Design
1700s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
A mythical creature believed to have the power to make rain, the dragon is a prominent symbol of rulers in premodern East Asia. In underglaze cobalt blue, a dragon on this jar is depicted flying through clouds to catch a flaming, wish-granting pearl called a cintamani. In the royal court, the shorter type of dragon jar was used to hold wine, the tall type, such as this one, was for holding a bouquet of flowers.
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- Title: Jar with Dragon Design
- Date Created: 1700s
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter of base: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: Robert W. Moore, Los Angeles, CA, (Christie's, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.85
- Medium: porcelain with underglaze blue
- Original Title: 백자 청화 운룡무늬 호 (白磁靑畵雲龍文壺)
- Fun Fact: A mythical creature believed to have the power to make rain, the dragon is a prominent symbol of rulers in pre-modern East Asia, thus the image of dragons was used exclusively for the king's paraphernalia.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
- Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Collection: Korean Art
- Accession Number: 1986.85
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