covered vessel

김익영/金益寧 Kim Yik-yung, artist

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 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.

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.