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Water Dropper (Yeonjeok)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Water Dropper (Yeonjeok)

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Date1800-1850
Mediumporcelain and underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (8.3 x 19.1 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
    Object number2001.20
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    DescriptionThe literal translation of the four characters on this water dropper is, in Korean, "Il, Chun, Su, Seng," meaning "One, Heaven, Water, Life." A more likely translation is, "Water is born first from heaven." The design depicts a landscape.
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