moon jar espresso shot - NO. 26

Hand build ceramic moon jar with dark brown tenmoku 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 sand coloured clay. The moon jar is bare on the outside with a generous swoosh of blue glaze tenmoku. The glaze is brown with some blue highlights that light up if you hold it in the sun.

The color of tenmoku reminds me of coffee, this moon jar is named after one of the coffee's in the BTS song Coffee. 
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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