Flask-shaped bottle decorated with peonies

Flask-shaped bottle decorated with peonies

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The technique used to create the peony design here—incising outlines and carving away the white slip to create the background—is characteristic of buncheong ware produced in Jeolla Province.


Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.