History of Moon Jars
Moon Jars are a Korean form from the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910) originally made from plain white porcelain. At the time they represented the epitome of austere Confucian taste.
I was inspired to use this form after seeing one that Bernard Leach had brought back from Seoul. Leach and his contemporaries in Japan admired it for its lack of self- consciousness, and the beauty of its slight imperfections. I was also struck by these qualities, its serenity and simplicity.