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

Ritual Vessel

1991 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The white vessel is of irregular rectangular shape in the form of a shallow, round-edged bowl with a central protruding piece on each of the two longer sides and the shorter sides. The raised foot has two circular holes pierced midway along the longer sides.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, thrown and sliced
Brief description
Ritual vessel, thrown and sliced porcelain bowl of irregular shape on pierced round foot, white, Kim Yik-yung, Korea, 1991
Physical description
The white vessel is of irregular rectangular shape in the form of a shallow, round-edged bowl with a central protruding piece on each of the two longer sides and the shorter sides. The raised foot has two circular holes pierced midway along the longer sides.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Width: 48cm
  • Depth: 35.5cm
Associated object
Bibliographic references
  • Beth McKillop. "Some potters working in Korea today.". London: Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol.57, 19923. p. 65.7.
  • "Modern traditionalist potters.". London: Koreana 5.3., 1991. 2021.
Collection
Accession number
FE.538:1-1992

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Record createdApril 6, 2000
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