{"product_id":"buncheong-vase-set-stamped-chrysanthemum-ground-with-plum-blossom-motif","title":"Buncheong Vase Set: Stamped Chrysanthemum Ground with Plum Blossom Motif","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis set is chosen by those who value \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003erestraint\u003c\/span\u003e over display, and who return to an object not for novelty but for presence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"A quiet spring seems to rise from the surface, held in earth, patience, and light.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCreated by the Icheon ceramic artist Geunjeong Lee Sang-bong, this Buncheong maebyeong and jubyeong set brings together two distinct vessel forms within one measured visual language. The pair is grounded in a finely repeated \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003echrysanthemum pattern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, built through the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003estamped surface method\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e that became one of the defining expressions of Buncheong, carrying forward the decorative sensibility inherited from Goryeo celadon practice. Over this dense and disciplined field, the artist lays a dark plum tree in fluid, unbroken lines, allowing blossom and branch to emerge with unusual clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhat makes the work especially compelling is the tension between \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eorder and spontaneity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The chrysanthemum ground creates a continuous, almost textile-like field, steady and meditative in effect. It gives the vessels a quiet structural rhythm before any pictorial motif appears. Against this composed surface, the plum branches move with directness. They do not feel tentative or overworked. Instead, they travel across the body with a decisive ease, revealing the artist’s confidence in line and placement. The blossom clusters, formed in white clay with restrained red accents, soften the strength of the black branches and give the composition its breathing points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis way of making matters. The stamped pattern is not merely decorative; it establishes a field of time and repetition. The application of white clay over the surface, followed by drying and the careful removal and refinement of detail, demands \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003epatience and exact judgement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The work therefore holds two tempos at once: the slow accumulation of the patterned ground, and the swift, assured movement of the painted tree. That contrast is central to the life of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe symbolism is also deeply rooted in Korean visual culture. The chrysanthemum has long been associated with \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eintegrity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and endurance, while the plum blossom, which flowers at the threshold of late winter and early spring, carries meanings of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eresilience\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and renewal. Here, the pairing is particularly eloquent. The repeated chrysanthemum field becomes a calm, enduring world into which the plum tree enters as a sign of awakening. One reads not simply floral ornament, but a conversation between \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003econstancy and renewal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe two vessel forms deepen this reading. The \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003emaebyeong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, with its rounded upper body and gently gathered lower section, feels stable and inward, as though containing silence. The \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ejubyeong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, more elongated through the neck and fuller at the base, brings a sense of lift and movement. Seen together, they do not mirror one another; they answer one another. The set becomes an exchange of weight and rise, stillness and extension, much as the plum branches themselves alternate between tension and bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere is, too, a notable modesty in the work. It does not seek the brilliance or opulence often associated with celadon at its most elaborate. Instead, it embraces the more natural, softened character of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuncheong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, where beauty is carried through surface, touch, and the eloquence of motif. The result is not austere, but quietly abundant. It rewards prolonged looking. From a distance, the vessels read as calm silhouettes with flowering branches. Up close, the dense stamped ground begins to pulse, and the balance between discipline and freedom becomes fully visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is a set that lives not as ornament alone, but as a continuing presence: composed, seasonal, and deeply attentive to the meeting of hand, material, and motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaeByung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight- 28 cm (11.02 inch)\u003cbr\u003eDiameter- 16 cm (6.3 inch)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuByung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight- 27.5 cm (10.83 inch)\u003cbr\u003eDiameter- 16 cm (6.3 inch)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Links\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ArtinKo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51846350078183,"sku":null,"price":384.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/0100\/1191\/files\/99A068B4-72F4-4C69-B4A7-EA403E39CC91.jpg?v=1773028301","url":"https:\/\/www.artinko.com\/ja\/products\/buncheong-vase-set-stamped-chrysanthemum-ground-with-plum-blossom-motif","provider":"ArtinKo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}