A porcelain blue and white dragon jarJoseon dynasty (1392-1897), 19th century
The ovoid jar with wide shoulders tapering to the foot and finished with a tall, cylindrical neck, painted in underglaze cobalt with an animated dragon chasing a flaming jewel through scalloped clouds, the shoulder painted with a collar of fungus-head shaped clouds below a neck painted with similar clouds the foot with parallel bands, deeply recessed foot adhered with kiln grit, the the glaze showing pale blue where it has pooled at the base
15 1/8in (38.3cm) high