Storage jar, fragment

Large curved shard showing the upper half of a jar white-slipped with dark iron brown pigment under a clear glaze.
Clay: Dark brown stoneware with white inclusions.
Glaze: Clear glaze flawed with blotsy brown blobs.
Decoration: Two painted horizontal lines and a painted floral design, all in iron-brown pigment.

Historical period(s)
Joseon period, 15th-16th century
Medium
Stoneware with white slip and iron- brown pigment under clear glaze.
Style
Buncheong ware
Dimensions
H x W: 11.6 × 17 cm (4 9/16 × 6 11/16 in)
Geography
Korea
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Yokota
Accession Number
FSC-P-2115
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic
Type

Jar

Keywords
Buncheong ware, Joseon period (1392 - 1910), Korea, stoneware
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Large curved shard showing the upper half of a jar white-slipped with dark iron brown pigment under a clear glaze.
Clay: Dark brown stoneware with white inclusions.
Glaze: Clear glaze flawed with blotsy brown blobs.
Decoration: Two painted horizontal lines and a painted floral design, all in iron-brown pigment.

Collection Area(s)
Korean Art
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
Google Cultural Institute
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