Onggi Jar
20th century (made)
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One of eight contemporary onggi jars with lids. Each has an thick-walled stoneware body covered with a brown shiny glaze on all outer and inner surfaces and a flat base which is unglazed with some kiln glaze adhesion.
Onggi jars, traditional Korean food containers, were first produced during the early Chosôn period, but are still widely used today. These vessels are placed outdoors and are often filled with savoury foods.
Colour: red-brown
Onggi jars, traditional Korean food containers, were first produced during the early Chosôn period, but are still widely used today. These vessels are placed outdoors and are often filled with savoury foods.
Colour: red-brown
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Cer, Korea, 20th century |
| Physical description | One of eight contemporary onggi jars with lids. Each has an thick-walled stoneware body covered with a brown shiny glaze on all outer and inner surfaces and a flat base which is unglazed with some kiln glaze adhesion. Onggi jars, traditional Korean food containers, were first produced during the early Chosôn period, but are still widely used today. These vessels are placed outdoors and are often filled with savoury foods. Colour: red-brown |
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| Object history | Pak Na-sôp was born and brought up in the south-west region of the Korean peninsula. Pak Na-sôp was not University-trained, but learnt his skills directly from his father and began producing onggi jars at the age of fifteen. He follows the traditional method of onggi jar-making in which glazed earthenware vessels are fired in a wood-burning kiln over several days. |
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| Accession number | FE.435:1,2-1992 |
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| Record created | April 6, 2000 |
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