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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.
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153403
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Jar with Design in Underglaze Iron
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153403
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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
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en
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Q79939334
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Ceramic
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Outer diameter: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.); Overall: 33 cm (13 in.)
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Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
accession
1986.87
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porcelain with underglaze iron
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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
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백자 철화호
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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.
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L. E. Holden Fund
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2026-05-29 07:55:36.557000
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153403
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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porcelain with underglaze iron
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