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107. oated in brown glaze, the protruding lip of this onggi ware
Bottle Cbottle indents and tapers into a tall, narrow neck before
19th century, Joseon opening into a spherical body with a flat base. Simple incised
TL results: fired between 150 & 300 years ago lines adorn the body. The body material is an orangish color.
Stoneware with brown glaze
H: 26.7 cm, W: 18 cm One of the lines that runs around the shoulder is actually a
firing scar, probably from another object that rested around
the shoulder of this bottle while being fired in the kiln. After
firing, the glaze vitrified so the point of contact had to be bro-
ken between the two pieces, therefore causing a firing scar.

The production of onggi wares began no later than the eigh-
1
teenth century, but may have their roots extending beyond
2
the Goryeo dynasty. The humble ceramics were usually
made into objects for daily use, such as condiment contain-
ers, and are perhaps best known for the large vats (see cat.
108) used for making kimchi (Korean pickled foods).

1 Beth McKillop, Korean Art and Design (London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992), 92.
2 Robert Sayers and Ralph Rinzler, The Korean Onggi Potter (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian
Institution Press, 1987), 19.
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