[Treasures From National Museum of Korea] White Porcelain Jar with Grapevine and Monkey Pattern

Period: Joseon Era

Materials: White porcelain ceramics

Dimensions: 30.8 cm tall

Designation: National Treasure 93

This is one of the finest masterpieces among white porcelain artifacts from the late Joseon Era that used metal pigment particles.

Grapevines and monkeys are painted on the middle section of the body with sufficient blank space remaining, giving it an overall sense of harmony.

Due to the thickness of the paints applied, the colors are slightly blurred and the descriptions are not sharply rendered in some parts. Nevertheless, the deep color of the paint pigments, the milk-white background, and the refined sense of proportion make this artifact a masterpiece.