Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Wine Jar with Design of Peonies
15th-16th century (Joseon dynasty (1392–1910))
Stoneware, white slip, glaze (buncheong)
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
In Korea, peonies represent prosperity, royalty, and nobility.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1993 | Like the Taste of Good Rice: Art from Korea. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Korea (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 12 x Diam: 7 in. (30.5 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1876
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.174