Page 103 - Korean Buncheong Ceramics, Samsung Museum Collection (great book)

The buncheong potters who embellished their wares were not professional painters like those
who worked on the blue-and-white porcelains of the Bunwon court kilns. These iron-painted works
evidence a wide range of talent and technical proficiency, and many are captivating and aesthetically
resonant, with a powerful impact on the modern viewer precisely because of the immediacy of their
rough-formed, liberated style and abstract designs.

above: Catalogue 53 Small bottle with floral scroll decoration. Korean, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910); late 15th–early 16th century.
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Buncheong with iron-painted design, H. 5 3 ⁄4 in. (14.4 cm), Diam. of mouth 1 ⁄8 in. (4.6 cm), Diam. of foot 2 ⁄8 in. (5.8 cm).
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Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul
opposite: Catalogue 54 Flask-shaped bottle with floral decoration. Korean, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910); late 15th–early 16th century.
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Buncheong with iron-painted design, 10 3 ⁄8 in. (26.4 cm), Diam. of mouth 2 ⁄8 in. (5.8 cm), Diam. of foot 3 ⁄8 in. (7.8 cm).
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul
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