Accession Number
2004/1.254

Title
Maebyong (Wine Jar) with two plant sprays; misfired

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
13th century

Medium & Support
stoneware with underglaze iron painting

Dimensions
9 1/4 x 6 1/16 x 6 1/16 in. (23.4 x 15.3 x 15.3 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp and Museum purchase made possible by Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam

Physical Description

This is a maebyeong decorated in underglaze iron brown. As the glaze was not su ciently fused during ring, the vase has a bright yellow-brown hue. Two large oral scrolls are decorated on the two sides of the body in iron brown. Its glazed surface is dull due to insu cient fusion and glaze had shivered in many parts, revealing the body. The foot is low but with a wide rim. This type of greenish-brown glazed celadon decorated in iron brown was produced in large quantities around the areas of Jinsan-ri, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.138]

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
wine jar

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
ceramic (material)
stoneware (pottery)
underglazing
vases