Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea

Gray jar

17th or 18th century

This jar was potted from clay with impurities, which left tiny bubble marks over the surface and created a rough texture. It was one of the regional products, showing a simplistic yet individualistic style.

Stoneware with glaze

6 3/8 in. (16.19 cm)

Diam.: 4 3/8 in.

Girth: 22 3/8 in.

Diam. bottom: 3 3/8 in.

Gift of Allen Parrot

51.228

Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920–2020, Dec. 14, 2019 - Sept. 6, 2021.

Published ReferencesRogers, Millard B. "Korean Ceramics in the Seattle Art Museum." In Far Eastern Ceramic Bulletin, vol. IX, nos. 3-4, Sept. - Dec. 1957: reproduced p. 25, pl. XVIII.

"Korean Art Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, U.S.A." Tajaon Kwangyaoksi: Kungnip Munhwaja Yaonguso, 2015, pg. 97.

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