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    "localId": "153403",
    "label": "Jar with Design in Underglaze Iron",
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    "id": "153403",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Jar with Design in Underglaze Iron",
    "description": "The potter’s splashed sketchy brushwork in underglaze over the somewhat rough surface gives this jar a strikingly modern look. This type of Korean porcelain work featuring unfinished and raw qualities served as a source of inspiration for many European ceramists in the mid-1900s, particularly British studio potters who searched for a new set of aesthetics that favored bold and abstract design.",
    "date": "1800s–1900s",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.87",
    "rights": "CC0",
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    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
        "Q79939334"
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        "Ceramic"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Outer diameter: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.); Overall: 33 cm (13 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)"
    ],
    "accession": "1986.87"
}

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    "tec": "porcelain with underglaze iron",
    "tombstone": "Jar with Design in Underglaze Iron (백자 철화호), 1800s–1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Porcelain with underglaze iron; outer diameter: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.); overall: 33 cm (13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 1986.87",
    "titleInOriginalLanguage": "백자 철화호",
    "collection": "Korean Art",
    "didYouKnow": "This type of Korean porcelain work featuring unfinished and raw quality inspired many European ceramists including Bernard Leach (1887–1979), the father of British studio pottery.",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Kang, Kyeong-sook. <em>History of Korean Ceramics</em> [韓國陶磁史]. Seoul: Yekyong, 2012."
        },
        {
            "citation": "<em>Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910</em>. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2014."
        }
    ],
    "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.87",
    "creditline": "L. E. Holden Fund",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 07:55:36.557000",
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    "sourceId": 153403,
    "dept": "Korean Art",
    "coll": "Korean Art",
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