Accession Number
1972/2.82

Title
Buncheong ware footed jar with bulbous body and everted rim

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
18th century

Medium & Support
Stoneware with celadon glaze

Dimensions
3 7/8 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in. (9.8 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm)

Credit Line
Transfer from the College of Architecture and Design

Subject matter
white soft porcelain ware footed jar with bulbous body and everted rim
needs cleaning. Made by provincial kiln in southwest Korea
(visiting Korean curators from Ehwa University, notes by Min Li 7/07)

Physical Description
It has a wide mouth, straight but a little everted rim and bulbous body.

This jar has a wide mouth and gray-green body. It is a product of a regional kiln. The glaze was wiped away from the rim of the foot, and the jar was placed on sand spurs during firing. The rim is flared, and its center of gravity is on the lower part of the body. The body has been repaired due to a long crack that extends all the way down to the base. The glaze is well fused, producing a glossy texture, but impurities on its surface have given it a green-gray colour. It was previously classified as buncheong ware, but recategorized as white porcelain in a recent examination.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.165]

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
jar

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

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