Peach-shaped White Porcelain Water Dropper

Joseon Period (19th Century)

This water dropper is modeled in the form of a ripe, full-bodied peach: a branch serves as the base upon which the vessel rests, and freshly sprouted leaves are applied in relief to the surface of the body. On the reverse, a single grooved channel is carved below the water inlet, and a small spout is attached on the opposite side. The glaze is a white porcelain glaze with a faint suffusion of pale blue — limpid and gently lustrous. The piece is presumed to have been produced during the first half of the nineteenth century.