Choson dynasty,*
you utter from a stub
on the stand's neck,
your eyes admiring
pimpled spaces or
the bulging curves
of the moon jar.
It is imperfect like
papier-mâché,
the hollow centre
surrounded by
a slumped figure:
two bodies thrown
as lovers, where,
noticing a crease
stretch the belly,
the mating halves
fuse to function
a wholeness like
the moon we make
when we hold hands.
The Moon Jar is seen as an imperfectly round, yet 'natural' ceramic Korean piece. It is seen as pure and unflatteringly beautiful in its simplicity through which it provides many complexities.
Sources:
1. http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/news_and_press/press_releases/2007/the_korean_moon_jar.aspx
2. http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/asia/w/white_porcelain_moon_jar.aspx
3. http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/45432?=&imgNo;=3&tabName;=gallery-label
