이화여자대학교박물관

(English)  Jar
(Korean)  백자 호
(Chinese Character) 白磁壺

This large jar, often referred to as “Moon Jar,” is characterized by its short brim and foot along with its large, round body. Round jars had been produced since the early Joseon period, yet most were small. Most large round jars were seemingly produced at royal kilns at Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Inside the large round jars is a mark where the body parts joined. 
 This is because the upper and lower parts of the body were produced separately before connecting the two due to the plasticity of the kaolin, the material of white porcelain. As for this piece, a mark from where the parts joined remains in the middle of the body, yet the inosculation between the upper and lower body is relatively strong, and even though the form is not perfectly symmetrical, the entire voluptuous shape is fairly stable.