moon jar brown green - NO. 31

Hand build ceramic moon jar with tenmoku and jade glaze. Tenmoku glazes originate from 10th -11th century China. These glazes can be found in colours from dark plum, to yellow, to brown, to black.

My tenmoku is super dark brown and I combined it with Jade green glaze. If you like drippy this is the moon jar for you, the foot as a large blob of glaze. On some parts of the moon jar the raw, sandy, clay shines through.

Please be aware of the fact that my moon jars are not perfect. The moon jar was the Korean symbol for beauty at the end of the 17th century. Their organic shape and (originally) milky white color resembles the moon. The asymmetrical shape is formed by two halves that are joined in the middle. The seam, cracks, color differences and the irregular shape are left visual to accentuate the human touch and to show the craftsmanship.

Koreans believe that beauty comes with imperfection and humility. "If you are searching for beauty, you will not find it. Not searching for beauty is beauty."

dimensions: height 10 cm x width 9 cm
my moon jars weights between 230 and 280 grams
date of work: 2024
medium: hand build stoneware (dishwasher safe)
non food safe glaze
firing: raw fired, electric