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Korean moon jar shatters auction house record, selling for $2.5M

A Korean moon jar broke the record once again at Seoul Auction. The nation's biggest auction house in announced Wednesday that an 18th-century moon jar sold for 3.4 billion won ($2.5 million) during its auction a day earlier.

2023.10.25

Lee Hun-chung highlights beauty of imperfections with his take on moon jars

A moon jar is highly reminiscent of the Earth’s only natural satellite thanks to its smooth, round shape. The appeal of these white porcelain jars, dating back to the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), is contributed to their uneven natural appearance...

2023.6.13

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A white porcelain moon jar was sold for $4.56 million at Christie's New York [CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2023]

Korean moon jar sells for over $4.5 million at Christie’s New York auction

An 18th-century Korean moon jar was sold for $4.56 million at a Christie’s New York auction on Monday, well exceeding the $1 million estimation. The moon jar previously belonged to a private owner in Japan. It is 45.1 centimeters ...

2023.3.22

Girl group NewJeans made hanji, or Korean traditional mulberry paper, in a YouTube video in early January, with hanji-maker Ahn Chi-yong. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Korean celebrities promote traditional arts and crafts

Adding to the already large and still-growing international influence of K-culture, some Korean celebrities, whether due to a sense of responsibility or simply because they've become enamored by its beauty, have been actively incorporating...

2023.2.5

Contemporary artist Kang Ik-joong's painting ″Moon Jar″ (2018-2022) is now on view at Gallery Hyundai in central Seoul. [GALLERY HYUNDAI]

Korean moon jars experience new heyday with modern revamps

Moon jars, or the round, white porcelain jars that first appeared in Korea's crafts history in the 18th century, has emerged in the last two decades as a kind of icon of Korean beauty, perhaps largely due to contemporary artists inspired to...

2022.11.24

The National Museum of Korea recently opened a “moon jar”-inspired room in its White Porcelain Gallery. Moon jars are a type of round, large white porcelain vase made during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). [YONHAP]

The branding behind Korea's ultimate form of beauty

Moon jars, a type of round, large white porcelain vase made during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), originally did not have that name. While the jar emerged around the late Joseon era, the name “moon jar” did not appear until the early 1900s. Who ...

2021.3.9

Ceramic artist Shin Chul assembles the upper part of a moon jar with the lower part at his ceramic studio Huguro-Bitzun-Dal, located in Icheon, Gyeonggi. [BY PARK SANG-MOON]

[ZOOM KOREA] Ceramic artist finds inspiration for his moon jars in the beauty of a pine tree

Traditional rounded white porcelain, reminiscent of a full moon, is one of the representative cultural heritages of Korea. Often dubbed as a moon jar, the plump porcelain first appeared during the late Joseon Dynasty...

2020.9.27

Bowls by ceramic artist Kwon Dae-sup now on view at Park Ryu Sook Gallery in Seoul. [MOON SO-YOUNG]

Ceramist who counts BTS's RM as fan shows his new bowls

When RM, who is not only the leader of the world-famous K-pop band BTS but also an emerging art collector, uploaded a photo of himself grinning while holding a moon jar on social media last November, a name in the photo’s hashtags - Kwon Dae-sup

2020.9.24