Vessel in the shape of a duck, approx. 200-300

Korea; ancient region of Gaya, Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE-668 CE)

Earthenware

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California

Urn, approx. 700-900

Unified Silla dynasty (668-935)

Stoneware

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California

Urn, approx. 700-900

Unified Silla dynasty (668-935)

Stoneware

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California

Ewer with lid, approx. 1100

Stoneware with celadon glaze

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California

Ewer in the shape of a gourd, 1100-1200

Goryeo dynasty (918-1392)

Stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California

Ewer, 1100-1200

Goryeo dynasty (918-1392)

Stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California

Bottle, 1100-1200

Stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California

Box with Floral Medallions and Cranes among Clouds

Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392), 12th century

Stoneware with inlaid decoration under green glaze

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Bowl with Lotus Scrolls, 12th century

Stoneware with impressed decoration under green glaze

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Bowl with Flying Parrots, 12th century

Stoneware with incised decoration under green glaze

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Jar with Peony Sprays, Lotus Scrolls, and Petals

Goryeo period (918-1392), 13th-14th century

Stoneware with inlaid and underglaze iron-brown painted decoration

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Cup with Willows, Reeds, and Waterfowl

13th-14th century

Stoneware with inlaid decoration under green glaze

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Bowl with Willows, Reeds, and Waterfowl

13th-14th century

Stoneware with inlaid decoration under green glaze

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Bowl with Willows, Reeds, and Waterfowl

13th-14th century

Stoneware with inlaid decoration under green glaze

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Bottle with decoration of peonies and dots, first half of the 15th century

Buncheong with inlaid and stamped design

H. 27.9cm, Diam. of mouth 7cm, Diam. of base 7.9cm

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul

Bottle with decoration of willows, lotuses, and cranes, first half of the 15th century

Buncheong with inlaid design

H. 29.5cm, Diam. of mouth 7.5cm, Diam. of foot 10cm

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul

Bowl with Florets, approx. 1400-1500

Buncheong ware; stoneware with stamped and inlaid slip decoration and incised with a mark of the Bureau of the Royal Kitchens

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Bowl with decoration of chrysanthemums, mid-15th century

Buncheong with stamped and inlaid design

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul

Ewer with dragon-fish head and lotus decoration, mid-15th century

Buncheong with inlaid design H. 28cm, Diam. of mouth 6.2cm, Diam. of foot 8.2cm

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul

Dish with decoration of rows of dots and inscription (gwa), mid-15th century

Stoneware; buncheong with stamped design, Diam. of rim 11.5cm

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul

Bottle with Leafy Stems

15th-early 16th century

Buncheong ware: stoneware with underglaze iron-brown painted decoration

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Bottle with Fish

15th-early 16th century

Buncheong ware: stoneware with incised decoration

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Flask

15th-early 16th century

Buncheong ware: stoneware with white slip-brushed decoration

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Bottle in the Form of a Rice Bale

15th-early 16th century

Buncheong ware: stoneware with white slip-brushed decoration

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Elephant-shaped ritual vessel with tortoise decoration, late 15th-early 16th century

Buncheong with incised design

H. 26cm, L.42cm

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul

Jar in the shape of a barrel, 1500-1600

Porcelain

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California

Incense Burner with Daoist Trigrams

Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910), 18th century

Porcelain with clear glaze

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Jar with Floral Sprays

Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910), 18th century

Porcelain with underglaze copper-painted decoration

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Globular Jar, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

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Bottle with Dragon and Clouds

18th century

Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-painted decoration

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Bottle with Cranes and Clouds

Korea, Joseon period (1392-1910), 18th century

Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-painted decoration

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Cheonghwa baekja (Blue and White Bottle) with Cranes and Clouds Motifs

Late 18th-early 19th century

Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue

Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, California

Mortuary Tablets for Seo Heonbo (1775-1815), 1815
Seo Yeongbo (Korea, 1759-1816), author
Bak Jonghun (Korea, 1773-1841), calligrapher
Carved Stone
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Mortuary Tablets for Seo Yugyo (1755-1812) with Lidded Storage Jar, 1812

Seo Yeongbo (Korea, 1759-1816), author

Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-painted decoration

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Bottle with Bats

19th century
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-painted decoration
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

The objects from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art featured on this page were photographed at an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Images of the pieces in the exhibition can be viewed on the Met's website:

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={AD059A99-2AC0-4723-83CB-41A4DB726AF0}