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Deep porcelain bowl with wide foot, fine body, and colorless glaze.<br /> <br /> This high-quality white porcelain bowl is presumed to have been produced at official court kilns around Usan-ri, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggido. The well-levigated clay of finest quality was used for this bowl. Sagger was used to protect the bowl during firing to attain its pure white, immaculate surface. Entire foot of the bowl was glazed, and the foot was placed upon a fine white sand support to make the surface as clean as possible. The outer base is enscribed with Chinese character &ldquo;天&quot; (&ldquo;Cheon;&rdquo; sky, heaven)&rdquo; by scraping off the glaze. The characters &ldquo;大&rdquo; (&ldquo;Dae;&rdquo; big; great)&rdquo; and &ldquo;黃&rdquo; (&ldquo;Hwang;&rdquo; yellow) have been stippled after firing. Finely fused and sintered, this bowl exemplifies the essence of white porcelain made from offical court kilns, which is robust and white as a white jade.<br /> [Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (20
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Deep Bowl
15th century
Gift of Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp and Museum purchase made possible by Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam
2004/1.265
Large porcelain jar with course ovoid body, cylindrical foot, flared mouth and colorless glaze.<br /> <br /> This elongated ovoid jar is presumed to have been produced at a regional kiln. It is shaped by joining the upper and lower halves, which were made separately on the wheel. High-quality clay and glaze were used, but the glaze was poorly fused. The foot was repaired after a partial damage. The lower body features red spots on some parts, which occurred during firing.<br /> [Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.170]
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Large Ovoid Jar
1867 – 1899
Gift of Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp and Museum purchase made possible by Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam
2004/1.288
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