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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

ca. 1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The surface decoration of this porcelain vase reveals Kwon Sun-hyông’s twin passions: colour and painting. A cream glaze covers the lower body. On the upper body, Kwon has applied a brown glaze over which he has liberally added a crystalline green glaze, allowing it to splash and drip at the shoulder. Precipitation in the kiln has caused spots of black to form on the green glaze.

Kwon was born in 1929 and graduated from Seoul National University in 1955. After continuing his studies in the United States he returned to teach at his alma mater, where he has influenced generations of potters as well as producing his own work.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, thrown and luted, with cream, brown and crystalline green glazes
Brief description
Porcelain vase with cream, brown and crystalline green glazes, made by Kwon Soon Hyung, Korea, ca. 1990
Physical description
The vase has a short narrow neck and raised foot on which is the maker's mark, 'Chok'. Lower body cream-coloured, brown and crystalline green glazes applied to upper body. Join line visible at waist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.2cm
  • Mouth diameter: 4.9cm
  • Foot diameter: 13cm
Summary
The surface decoration of this porcelain vase reveals Kwon Sun-hyông’s twin passions: colour and painting. A cream glaze covers the lower body. On the upper body, Kwon has applied a brown glaze over which he has liberally added a crystalline green glaze, allowing it to splash and drip at the shoulder. Precipitation in the kiln has caused spots of black to form on the green glaze.

Kwon was born in 1929 and graduated from Seoul National University in 1955. After continuing his studies in the United States he returned to teach at his alma mater, where he has influenced generations of potters as well as producing his own work.
Bibliographic reference
McKillop, Beth. "Some potters working in Korea today", in Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, Vol 57, London, 1992-3, p. 64, Fig. 6.
Collection
Accession number
FE.537-1992

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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