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imilar in shape and glaze color as cat. 103, this jar has
Sa buff-colored body material. The iron glaze stops about
three centimeters above the foot. Smudges of glaze left by the
fingers of the glazer can be seen on the exposed body.
It has been suggested that this type of jar was used for serv-
ing soups or stews. 1
104.
Jar
15th–16th century, Joseon
TL results: fired between 400 & 700 years ago
Stoneware with brown glaze
H: 13.4 cm, W: 17.5 cm
1 Yong-i Yun, “Part III Punch’ŏng Wares and Porcelains of the Chosŏn Dynasty,” in Korean Art from
the Gompertz and Other Collections in the Fitzwilliam Museum: A Complete Catalogue, ed. Regina
Krahl (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006), 248.
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