Here is a moon jar in two sizes moulded on a potter’s wheel using Korean white porcelain. They are coated with a matte transparent glaze that preserves the colour of the clay and are baked in a kiln. They can be used as an interior decoration or as vases.
Height 30 cm
Diameter 28.5 cm
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Sung Hyeoun Cho
- Sosoyo
- Ceramicist
- Seoul, South Korea
- Master Artisan
Contact
Korean
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+82 1036480717
+82 1036480717
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Aesthetics of emptiness
- • Sung Hyeoun has been creating moon jars since the early 2000s
- • He works at the potter's wheel with traditional techniques
- • He preserves the classic moon jar shape and adds a modern charm
Sung Hyeoun Cho says that the moon jar is the best art you can make with a potter’s wheel. It is not easy to make the shape of a large round jar while also saving the shape of the full moon from collapsing in the high temperature of the kiln. It requires great skill, devotion, and luck. Sung Hyeoun started training as a ceramicist when he was a teenager. He has a hearing impairment and so being a craftsman in a calm atmosphere and working by himself from start to finish suits him very well. Even though it can be lonely and tiring, he says he feels secure while creating. Now Sung Hyeoun runs a ceramic studio called SOSOYO with his wife. "Sosoyo" means "small and simple atelier." It also contains the meaning of always fundamentally cherishing the little things in life.
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Moon jars
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Moon jars on a shelf
This is an exhibition scene of medium-sized moon jars. All are moulded with a potter’s spinning wheel using Korean white porcelain. They have a matt transparent glaze, glossy transparent glaze or matt black oil and are baked in a kiln.
Height 30 cm
Diameter 28.5 cm
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Upadji moon jar
A moon jar made with the old Korean traditional pottery technique – Updaji – from the Joseon Dynasty. Updaji is a unique method of connecting two bowls into one by forming them on a spinning wheel. This one is a piece that has been matt glazed and baked in a kiln.
Height 46 cm
Diameter 44 cm
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White moon jar
Here is a small moon jar made of Korean white porcelain. It is moulded with a spinning potter’s wheel, coated with a matt glaze, and baked in a kiln. To emphasise the charm of white porcelain, a milky white matt glaze was used.
Height 22 cm
Diameter 21.5 cm
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