A RARE WHITE GLAZED ‘TOAD’ WATER DROPPER, JOSEON DYNASTYKorea, 19th century or earlier. Modeled as a squatting toad with forelegs pressed together, an octagonal opening at the back and a small hole pierced at the mouth, the surface with white, raised bosses suggestive of the knobby skin of a toad, the eyes highlighted in a dark turquoise glaze, the base unglazed.Provenance: The Antique Square, Hong Kong, the 1980s-1990s. A private collection in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above.Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, some traces of usage and manufacturing flaws including small fire cracks.Weight: 55.4 gDimensions: Length 7 cmWith a padded silk box and cover. (2)Literatureparison:Compare a related toad-form water dropper, illustrated in Byung-Chang Rhee, in Masterpieces of Korean Art - Yi Dynasty Ceramics, Tokyo, 1978, pl. 445, page 390.pare a related toad-form water dropper, illustrated in Seo Hyowon, Bunwon Porcelains / Late Joseon Blue and White, Gyeonggi, Gyeonggi Ceramics Museum, 2009, no. 60.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 22 September 2020, lot 246Price: USD 22,500 or approx.EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A white porcelain toad-form water dropper, Joseon dynasty (19th century)Expert remark:pare the closely related form, glaze, and decoration. Note the size (8.5 cm).朝鮮王朝罕見白釉蟾蜍水丞韓國，十九世紀或更早。造型獨特，水丞堆塑蟾蜍狀，前腿併攏，背部有一個八角形開口，嘴部有一個小孔，表面有白色凸起，如蟾蜍一般，眼睛通過深綠松石色釉突出，底座未上釉。