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Moon jar with white glazeoblique

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  • Moon jar with white glaze (side)
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Moon jar with white glaze

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    Associated place
    Asia › Korea (place of creation)
    Date
    1680 - 1720
    Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
    Material and technique
    porcelain, with white glaze
    Dimensions
    50.3 cm (height)
    48.9 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    processed material › ceramic › porcelain
    Technique index
    covered › coated › glazed,
    glazed
    Object type index
    container › vessel › jar
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Lady Sansom, in memory of her husband Sir George Sansom, 1965.
    Accession no.
    EA1965.255

  • Further reading

    Chung, Minh, Korean Treasures: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University (Oxford: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2011), p. 77, fig. 56 on p. 77

Glossary (2)

glaze, porcelain

  • glaze

    Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.

  • porcelain

    Ceramic material composed of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar which is fired to a temperature of c.1350-1400⁰c. The resulting ceramic is vitreous, translucent, and white in colour.

Location

    • Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800

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