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he profile of this brown-glazed, wide mouthed jar re-
Tsembles two bowls attached together at the mouths. The
footrim and base were left unglazed, with kiln grit covering
nearly half the footrim. The exposed body of the base and
footrim has fired to a reddish color.

Iron glazes can range from dark brown to nearly black. The
higher the iron content of the glaze, the darker the color.
The same element in the body material oxidizes to a reddish
103. color, which can be seen on the unglazed areas of this jar. This
Jar characteristic, together with the potting style of the body,
15th–16th century, Joseon suggest this jar was also a product of the kilns near Mount
Stoneware with brown glaze Gyeryong in South Chungcheong Province. There, remains
H: 10.5 cm, W: 14.6 cm of iron-glazed wares are most prominent but also include
fragments of white porcelain along with buncheong wares
decorated with iron oxide over white slip, such as cat. 48.
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1 Gompertz, Korean Pottery and Porcelain of the Yi Period, 71.

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