This is a moon jar made from Kaolin. Two semi-circles, formed on a traditional potter’s wheel, have been joined together, resulting in a moon-shaped asymmetrical circle. It is white with subtle shades of blue, yellow and green from soil trace minerals, heated at a high temperature of 1350°C.

Height 39 cm
Diameter 42.2 cm

This moon jar, made in 2009, is formed out of Kaolin, two semi-circles have been joined giving a moon-shaped incomplete circle, from where it gets its name. It is made from turning a traditional potter’s wheel and the rough texture of the surface was formed by using white Kaolin, it represents the coarse surface of the moon.

Height 40.5 cm
Diameter 41.5 cm

This moon jar from 2017, is made out of Kaolin using a traditional Korean wooden wheel and fired in a traditional kiln using pine trees which have been dried for five years. The base colour is white, with trace minerals in the soil fired through high temperature emerging as subtle shades of blue, yellow and green.

Height 51 cm
Diameter 47 cm

This moon jar from 2019 is glazed with feldspato from Mungyeong and oak ashes. The base colour is white, but trace minerals in the soil fired through high temperature give it blue, yellow and light green hues. The upper part is black glazed with iron.

Height 43.5 cm
Diameter 47 cm

This 2015 moon jar is made using a traditional Korean wooden wheel and fired in a traditional kiln using pine trees which have been dried for five years. The base colour is white, with trace minerals in the soil fired through high temperature, creating traces of blue, yellow and green. It is an asymmetric moon shape rather than a perfect circle.

Height 45.2 cm
Diameter 47.2 cm