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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Korea, Room 47g

Vessel

Vase
1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

As a university professor and ceramic artist, Professor Cho Chung-hyun is an important figure in contemporary Korean ceramics. She has researched the type of Korean ceramics used for storing food, particularly condiments, known as onggi pots. Her interest in onggi stonewares, slow-fired and red-bodied, is reflected in the colour and surface treatment of this pedestal vessel. Another strand of Korea's ceramic past, the unglazed pedestal vessels of the period before 700 AD, is also apparent in this example of Professor Cho's stoneware.

Retired from her academic position at Ewha Womans University, [sic] Seoul, Cho Chung-hyun has remained active in the promotion of Korea's contemporary potters, in her native country and abroad.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVessel (published title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, thrown, with incised and inlaid decoration under a clear glaze
Brief description
Vase, earthenware known as onggi with incised and inlaid decoration under a clear glaze.
Physical description
Stoneware vase. Bulbous vase with elongated stand and distorted mouth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51cm
Summary
As a university professor and ceramic artist, Professor Cho Chung-hyun is an important figure in contemporary Korean ceramics. She has researched the type of Korean ceramics used for storing food, particularly condiments, known as onggi pots. Her interest in onggi stonewares, slow-fired and red-bodied, is reflected in the colour and surface treatment of this pedestal vessel. Another strand of Korea's ceramic past, the unglazed pedestal vessels of the period before 700 AD, is also apparent in this example of Professor Cho's stoneware.

Retired from her academic position at Ewha Womans University, [sic] Seoul, Cho Chung-hyun has remained active in the promotion of Korea's contemporary potters, in her native country and abroad.
Collection
Accession number
FE.6-1994

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Record createdJanuary 27, 2006
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