Apr 24, 2012
Apr 24, 2012

Jar with Loop Handle

Jar with Loop Handle

뚜껑있는 토기 호 (有蓋土器壺)

AD 200s-300s

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Earthenware

Overall: 33.8 cm (13 5/16 in.); Outer diameter: 27.4 cm (10 13/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1997.188

Location

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The pounding technique (tanal in Korean) on the surface strengthened the clay body.

Description

Closed kilns built on hillsides became widely used for producing this type of pottery vessel in Korea during the Three Kingdoms period. Both its gray color and shimmering glaze are the result of the reduction of oxygen in the closed kiln chamber. The pounding technique (tanal in Korean) on the surface strengthened the clay body, leaving behind a geometric pattern.

See also
Collection: 
Korean Art
Department: 
Korean Art
Type of artwork: 
Ceramic
Medium: 
Earthenware

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