covered vessel

김익영/金益寧 Kim Yik-yung

born 1935

covered vessel, 2004

Where object was made: Korea

Material/technique: glaze; ceramic

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 25.5 x 30 x 27 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 10 1/16 x 11 13/16 x 10 5/8 in

Credit line: Gift of Kang Collection Korean Art, NYC

Accession number: 2008.0281.a,b

Not on display

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Kim Yik-yung’s vessel is a modern reinterpretation of ritual vessels from the Joseon period (1392–1910). While Joseon ritual porcelains inspired Kim’s minimalistic approach to shaping vessels, her metallic black glazing echoes ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessels. By slicing pliable porcelain with a knife, Kim imparts a structured, architectonic texture to this otherwise soft material.

Forms of Thought

Kim Yik Yung’s Covered Vessel is a modern reinterpretation of ritual vessels from the Joseon period (1392-1910). While Joseon ritual porcelains inspired Kim’s minimalistic approach to shaping vessels, her metallic black glazing echoes ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessels. By slicing pliable porcelain with a knife, Kim imparts a structured, architectonic texture to this otherwise soft material.

Forms of Thought

Exhibition Label: “Textures of Interpretation: Meaning and Materiality in Global Contemporary Art," Jan-2010, Sooa Im Kim Yik Yung’s Covered Vessel is a modern reinterpretation of ritual vessels from the Joseon period (1392-1910). While Joseon ritual porcelains inspired Kim’s minimalistic approach to shaping vessels, her metallic black glazing echoes ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessels. By slicing pliable porcelain with a knife, Kim imparts a structured, architectonic texture to this otherwise soft material.