Covered box with wavy lines and chrysanthemums, second half 15th century, Unknown Korean, 4 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. ( × × cm), Buncheong ware; earthenware with glaze, Korea, 15th century, Buncheong ware, a high-fired, gray stoneware often boldly decorated with designs in white slip, was a direct descendent of the earlier celadon wares of the Goryeo dynasty. Yet Buncheong also represents a departure from these earlier wares inspired by Chinese porcelain. Although the clay and technology are similar, Buncheong glaze has less iron and the clay is less refined

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