Eye on Korean ceramics: celadon, whiteware & moon jars

A celadon maebyeong vase from the Goryeo dynasty sold for $85,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2018 at Revere Auctions.
A celadon maebyeong vase from the Goryeo dynasty sold for $85,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2018 at Revere Auctions.
A celadon maebyeong vase created during the Goryeo dynasty sold for the sum of $85,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2018 at Revere Auctions.

NEW YORK — While Japanese and Chinese ceramics and porcelain have risen to unprecedented heights at auction, achieving multi-million dollar prices, other worthy Asian wares have been overshadowed. Though they haven’t yet soared to the level of the Chinese phoenix vase that attained $41 million in June 2021, Korean ceramics and porcelain have held their own and long delighted ceramics aficionados. A white moon jar made in the Joseon dynasty (circa 1390-1910) set an auction record when it fetched more than $2.5 million in June 2019. The elegant appeal of celadon-glaze wares, Joseon whiteware, and the signature moon jar form continue to bewitch collectors with their craftsmanship and beauty.

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