Korean Moon Jar
20 September – 21 October 2007
Room 3
Exhibition closed
This display focuses on the Moon Jar, a rare voluminous white
porcelain jar made in early 18th-century Korea. It is one of only
20 remaining in the world and is a stunning example of the simple
beauty of Korean porcelain. In 1935 it was brought back from Korea
by the father of British studio pottery, Bernard Leach, and it has
been a great influence on modern artists in both East and West.
The British Museum acquired the jar in 1999 and it has since
become one of the Museum’s iconic objects.
Image: Detail of the Korean moon jar,
17th-18th century AD