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In the 18th and 19th centuries, cobalt blue-and-white porcelain like this bottle became common in Korea. Before then, such porcelain was almost entirely restricted to palace use, since the cobalt had to be imported from China and was expensive. The local discovery of cobalt around the mid-15th century stimulated production in Korea. This bottle’s design of orchids also connects Korean and Chinese cultures—in both, the orchid means dignity, integrity, and refinement.
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