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Globular Vase

A work made of stoneware with white slip and glaze.

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  • A work made of stoneware with white slip and glaze.

Date:

2005

Artist:

Lee Kang-hyo 이강효
Korean, born 1961

About this artwork

Buncheong ware from the early Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), like the examples in this case, inspired Lee Kang-hyo to make Globular Vase. As earlier artists have done, Lee used a flat brush (guiyal) to apply white slip, or liquified clay, to the surface of the vase—but instead of creating a decorative design, he covered it with unplanned, overlapping strokes. This modern interpretation of buncheong features the same basic shape and materials seen in Flask with Fish, with the addition of dynamic motifs that the artist traced with his fingers or a bamboo knife.

Status

On View, Gallery 105

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Lee Kang-Hyo

Title

Globular Vase

Place

Korea (Artist's nationality:)

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2005

Medium

Stoneware with white slip and glaze

Dimensions

19.9 × 20.2 cm (7 5/16 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard and Suzanne Pucker in honor of Dr. Avram and Kerana Kraft

Reference Number

2006.95

Extended information about this artwork

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