Moon jar

This Joseon moon jar (second half of the 18th century) is undecorated white porcelain whose milky surface and near-spherical body are the whole subject; large jars of this type were typically joined from two halves.

The full Korean essay is available in the Korean version; this English page provides a concise guide rather than a full translation.

• Find where your eye rests despite the absence of decoration.
• Check the proportions of mouth, body and foot.
• Consider how slight asymmetry gives the form life.

• 장식이 없는 물건이 아름답게 느껴지는 이유는 무엇일까요?
• 두 부분을 이어 만든 흔적이 단점이 아니라 특징이 될 수 있을까요?
• 달이라는 별칭이 이 항아리를 보는 방식에 어떤 영향을 주나요?