Jar

Historical period(s)
Joseon period, second half of 16th century
Medium
Stoneware with dipped white slip under transparent glaze; gold lacquer repairs
Style
Buncheong ware
Dimensions
H x W: 10.8 x 13.4 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in)
Geography
Korea, Jeollanam-do province
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1900.9
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Jar

Keywords
Buncheong ware, clear glaze, Joseon period (1392 - 1910), Korea, lacquer repair, stoneware, white slip
Provenance

To 1900Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, to 1900 [1]From 1900 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1900 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. Also see Original Pottery List, L. 670, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Yamanaka and Co. (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919

Label

This small jar would have been handy beside the stove for holding salt or sesame seed. It was shaped on the potter's wheel. The dark clay body, with its upper half dipped into white slip, is characteristic of pots made at the Kyeryongsan kilns.

Published References

Louise Allison Cort. Korean Influences in Japanese Ceramics. vol. 15, no. 5 Hong Kong, May 1984. cover, p. 20.

Collection Area(s)
Korean Art
Web Resources
Korean Ceramics
Google Cultural Institute
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