Mrs Young Sook Park produces luminous, fine-grained white porcelain in her studio near Seoul. Her work enjoyes a high reputation, because of her vessels. A determination to produce beautiful, technically demanding ceramics, finds expression in a series of plain white globular jars, formed of two thrown parts that are joined at the belly, which recall similar ceramics made in 18th century Korea. The excellent bond of glaze to clay achieved by Mrs Park imparts a gracious, refined beauty to her pots.

Korean collectors and art historians have a strong emotional attachment to the moon jar, and Park's contemporary pieces are striking, modern evocations of the form. Fine moon jars have a special place in the affections of Korean people. They are thought to possess qualities of magnanimity and expansiveness that set them apart from other ceramics.