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Ceramics are perhaps the most prized element of Korea’s artistic output and Shin Sang-ho is one of many modern Korean potters for whom their nation’s rich ceramic heritage is a fertile bed of inspiration. Well known for his technical and stylistic eclecticism, Shin here works in the punch’ong technique of slip decoration that developed in Korea in the 15th and 16th centuries. After throwing the sculpture, Shin has applied white slip (clay mixed with water) by knife, stamping and inlay. He has then applied the greenish–grey glaze characteristic of punch’ong ware.