Accession Number
2004/1.274

Title
Buncheong ware saucer with character "Tae (太)" (large)

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
16th century

Medium & Support
stoneware coated with white slip and painted iron design

Dimensions
1 5/8 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (4 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm)

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

Physical Description
Many buncheong dishes of this kind were produced in Chungcheongnam-do and Jeollanam-do. Chinese “太” (“tae;” highest; greatest) is incised on the inner wall. This dish is thickly coated with white slip on its inner and outer surfaces. The dish was produced from coarse, colored clay containing large amounts of sand, and it is poorly sintered, resulting in the loss of slip in many areas.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.157]

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
saucer

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Punch'ong
ceramic (material)
dishes (object genre)
inscribing
stoneware (pottery)