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Porcelain Jar

Korean

Artwork Details

Porcelain Jar
early 20th century
Korean
porcelain
2 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. (7.2 x 11 x 11 cm)
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
2009/2.69

Description

Physical Description:

A glazed porcelain jar, whose body is wide and round with a lipped, wide opening. Detailed with a Korean character, possibly a label for the jar's contents, in blue.

This is a type of white porcelain was produced under the influence of Japanese technology and capital. Its shoulder is decorated in two places with letters that resemble Japanese hiragana syllables. The entire vessel, except the foot rim, is glazed. The high kaolin content of the clay has produced a light jar with thin walls.
[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.208]

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