Lot # 51 - Vintage Blue and White Korean Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 24-Sep-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 01-Oct-2025 6:50:00 PM
Current bid:

$28.00

Highest bidder:

Vks29

Auction has ended

Description :

Vintage Blue and White Korean Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase

Ovoid porcelain vase with high shoulders and flared rim, hand-painted in underglaze cobalt blue with flowering plum blossoms. The decoration is rendered in fine, sparse brushwork in the Korean tradition, leaving much of the white porcelain surface exposed. The base bears handwritten kiln or workshop marks in blue.

Details:

  • Origin: Korea

  • Form: Ovoid vase with high shoulders and short upright neck

  • Material: Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

  • Decoration: Hand-painted plum blossom branches in cobalt blue

  • Markings: Handwritten kiln/workshop marks on base

  • Period: Vintage (20th century, in the Joseon style)

  • Condition: Some natural firing imperfections and glaze speckling typical of traditional kiln wares

Collecting Note:

Plum blossom motifs (梅, “mae”) symbolize resilience, purity, and renewal, a favored subject in Korean ceramics. The sparse cobalt decoration and elegant form reflect the Joseon dynasty aesthetic, which valued restraint and natural beauty over ornate surface coverage. Vintage Korean blue and white porcelains are collected both as decorative objects and as continuations of an enduring ceramic tradition.



Dimensions : 6 in W x 10.75 in H

Auction History

Highest bidder is Vks29

Date Bid User
01-Oct-2025 5:20:49 PM $28.00 Vks29
01-Oct-2025 5:20:19 PM $26.00 lmnop
01-Oct-2025 5:20:19 PM $25.00 Vks29
01-Oct-2025 5:20:10 PM $21.00 lmnop
01-Oct-2025 5:20:10 PM $20.00 Vks29
01-Oct-2025 5:19:52 PM $16.00 lmnop
01-Oct-2025 5:19:52 PM $15.00 Vks29
01-Oct-2025 5:19:41 PM $13.00 lmnop
01-Oct-2025 5:19:41 PM $12.00 Vks29
01-Oct-2025 11:23:33 AM $11.00 lmnop
29-Sep-2025 11:49:27 AM $10.00 Bizyl
29-Sep-2025 11:49:27 AM $10.00 JMH1027
26-Sep-2025 11:03:36 AM $5.00 Bizyl

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