Accession Number
2004/1.303

Title
Storage Jar (Kimchi Jar)

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1966

Medium & Support
stoneware with dark brown glaze

Dimensions
17 11/16 in. x 11 1/16 in. ( 45 cm x 28.1 cm )

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

Label copy
The continuing vitality of the Korean ceramic tradition is represented by this modern jar, designed for storing kimchi, or pickled cabbage. The potter relied solely on his hands, both to create the massive form on a kick wheel and to decorate it by impressing horizontal bands in the wet clay and tracing abstract plant forms in the wet glaze.
Maribeth Graybill, The Enduring Art of the Korean Potter, December 12, 2004-November 6, 2005

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
jar

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

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