Cup
2006 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Park Young Sook is one of South Korea's leading ceramic artists. She is particularly known for her work in white porcelain, which is infused with her deep awareness of and compassion for Korea's ceramic heritage.
Her elegant white ceramics recall the pure white ceramics produced in the Choson period in Korea (1392-1910). The influence of Confucian ideals at this time promoted a restrained aesthetic in which pure white ceramics found favour.
While her work looks back to the richness of Korea's ceramic tradition, this is balanced by her own desire to produce pieces that are made to be used and enjoyed within contemporary spaces. This beautiful piece, with its single teardop of underglaze blue decoration, provides a most refined drinking cup.
Her elegant white ceramics recall the pure white ceramics produced in the Choson period in Korea (1392-1910). The influence of Confucian ideals at this time promoted a restrained aesthetic in which pure white ceramics found favour.
While her work looks back to the richness of Korea's ceramic tradition, this is balanced by her own desire to produce pieces that are made to be used and enjoyed within contemporary spaces. This beautiful piece, with its single teardop of underglaze blue decoration, provides a most refined drinking cup.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, thrown, with underglaze blue decoration |
| Brief description | Cup, white porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, made by Park Young Sook, South Korea, 2006. |
| Physical description | White porcelain cup with spherical body and broad flared mouth. Underglaze blue 'teardrop' shaped decoration on belly of cup. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | [...] 06 (Written in underglaze blue on base) |
| Summary | Park Young Sook is one of South Korea's leading ceramic artists. She is particularly known for her work in white porcelain, which is infused with her deep awareness of and compassion for Korea's ceramic heritage. Her elegant white ceramics recall the pure white ceramics produced in the Choson period in Korea (1392-1910). The influence of Confucian ideals at this time promoted a restrained aesthetic in which pure white ceramics found favour. While her work looks back to the richness of Korea's ceramic tradition, this is balanced by her own desire to produce pieces that are made to be used and enjoyed within contemporary spaces. This beautiful piece, with its single teardop of underglaze blue decoration, provides a most refined drinking cup. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.67-2008 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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