Like floating orbs, Yeon tae Park’s moon jars breathe with wobbly rhythm. Each one is unique, a record of its specific construction. Thrown in two separate parts - top and bottom - and then joined in the centre, a moon jar’s construction lends itself to a vertical asymmetry that has become a signature of the form. The diameter of the foot is also narrower than the mouth, adding an unstable tension.

White slip drips in veils over iron-rich clay body, making the jars appear to glow. Park wood-fires his ceramics in a climbing, multi-chamber kiln. Occasional tiny stone-bursts and blooms of iron dot their finely crazed surfaces. But the wood-firing also adds a subtle opalescence distinctive to wood fuel.

While the moon jar form dates to the early Joseon dynasty, the term was not coined and popularized until the second half of the 20th century. They caught the imaginations of artists and potters outside of Korea, especially in Japan and England.

Park Yeon tae’s jars have been widely recognized as some of the finest examples made in the buncheong tradition today. Wood-fired in his climbing kiln in Mungyeong, Park has received numerous awards including the 2019 Grand Prize at the Korea Buncheong Ceramics Competition, 2023 Gold Prize for the Gyeongbuk Traditional Craft, and was the winner of the 2025 National Tea Bowl Competition. He is also designated by the city of Munyeong as a Master Ceramic Artist.

Comes with the signed and stamped wood box, stamped wrapping cloth, and CV.