Description
This storage jar comes from the Paekche kilns. The matte gray surface of ash deposits on the upper body provides an appealing decoration. Paekche potters often employed the pounding technique (tanal in Korean) to treat the surface, a method to strengthen the clay body.
Provenance
Hongnam Kim [born 1948], Seoul, South Korean, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–May 5, 1993); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 5, 1993–)
Accession Number
1993.43
Medium
stoneware with traces of ash glaze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.6 cm (12 13/16 in.); Overall: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Gift of Hongnam Kim in honor of Evan H. Turner and Michael R. Cunningham
