338 - A white porcelain blue-and-white faceted octagonal vase, decorated with a floral design A blue-and-white octagonal vase, painted with a design of flowers and foliage.

A white porcelain blue-and-white faceted octagonal vase, decorated with a floral design A blue-and-white octagonal vase, painted with a design of flowers and foliage. The octagonal vase is a form found both in Chinese porcelain and in Joseon-period blue-and-white ware; it is particularly well known in Joseon white porcelain for fine examples in which the softly carved facets harmonise with a simple design of flowers and foliage. H: 27cm D: 15.4cm Wooden box Korea, Joseon Dynasty