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Storage Jar (Kimchi Jar)

Korean

Artwork Details

Storage Jar (Kimchi Jar)
circa 1966
Korean
stoneware with dark brown glaze
17 11/16 x 11 1/16 in. (45.0 x 28.1 cm)
Gift of Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp and Museum purchase made possible by Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam
2004/1.303

Description

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

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