Unglazed Ceramic Openwork Vase Set Peony

This set is chosen by those who understand that the most persuasive beauty is often held in restraint rather than display. "The flowers do not sit upon the vessels; they seem to have been coaxed slowly out of the clay." Created by the Icheon ceramic artist Geunjeong Lee Sang-bong , this large-scale ceramic set unites the maebyeong and jubyeong in a work that is both materially grounded and technically ambitious. Its importance lies not only in motif or scale, but in the decision to depart from a conventional finished surface. Using a clay body associated with Buncheong ware, the artist leaves the vessels unglazed after firing. They were made this way so that the tactile and structural truth of the clay would remain present, rather than being sealed beneath a polished skin. This choice governs how the work is seen. An unglazed surface absorbs light instead of casting it back. Because of t

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