Vessel
1992-1993 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This unglazed stoneware vessel by Ko Sung-jong was one of 12 pieces donated by their makers to the V&A in 1994. These were chosen by eminent Korean potter and professor Shin Sang-ho, whose own work the Museum has been collecting since 1991.
The vessel has the appearance of a sack. The heavily potted base contrasts with the sharper, crisp, crumpled-paper effect of the extremely thin clay at the opening. Irregular throwing rings around the body are suggestive of the porcelains of the Choson dynasty (1392–1910), with their uneven potting outlines.
The vessel has the appearance of a sack. The heavily potted base contrasts with the sharper, crisp, crumpled-paper effect of the extremely thin clay at the opening. Irregular throwing rings around the body are suggestive of the porcelains of the Choson dynasty (1392–1910), with their uneven potting outlines.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Unglazed stoneware |
| Brief description | Vessel, unglazed stoneware, made by Ko Sung-jong, Korea, 1992-3 |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Summary | This unglazed stoneware vessel by Ko Sung-jong was one of 12 pieces donated by their makers to the V&A in 1994. These were chosen by eminent Korean potter and professor Shin Sang-ho, whose own work the Museum has been collecting since 1991. The vessel has the appearance of a sack. The heavily potted base contrasts with the sharper, crisp, crumpled-paper effect of the extremely thin clay at the opening. Irregular throwing rings around the body are suggestive of the porcelains of the Choson dynasty (1392–1910), with their uneven potting outlines. |
| Bibliographic reference | Wilson, Verity (ed), "Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of the Far Eastern Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum" in Orientations, 26.10 (1995), p. 54, fig. 4. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.41-1994 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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