Jar with Four Lugs
Unknown Artist
500s–600s
Medium
stoneware with traces of ash glaze
Dimensions
h. 29.9 cm · diam. 32.6 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Hongnam Kim in honor of Evan H. Turner and Michael R. Cunningham
Accession Number
1993.43
About this artwork
This storage jar comes from the Paekche kilns. The matte gray surface of ash deposits on the upper body provides an appealing decoration. Paekche potters often employed the pounding technique (tanal in Korean) to treat the surface, a method to strengthen the clay body.