Flask, 17th century, Unknown Korean, 8 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( x x cm), White porcelain, Korea, 17th century, From the founding of the Joseon dynasty at the end of the 1300s, Korean potters produced finely crafted, undecorated white porcelain wares that reflected the austere tastes associated with Confucianism, the official ideology of the Joseon rulers. King Sejong (1397–1450) is said to have been served only from pure white vessels. This flask, from the 1600s, was used to decant liquor. Potters produced such flasks by throwing two platelike shapes on the wheel

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