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Joseon white porcelain
Jar with green colour plant decoration, Joseon dynasty (National Treasure No. 107)
Korean name
Hangul
조선백자
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJoseon baekja
McCune–ReischauerChosŏn paekcha

Joseon white porcelain or Joseon baekja refers to the white porcelains produced during the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910).

History

White porcelains were preferred and praised over other porcelains during the time to represent Korean Confucian ethics such as frugality and pragmatism.[1]

In overall, Joseon ceramics underwent numerous transformations during the five hundred-year period and is generally divided into three major periods; the early, the middle, and the late period.

Although the chronology of Joseon ceramics differs between scholars, three major events affected kiln production; the outcome of the Imjin wars, the establishment of Bunwon (hangul: 분원; hanja: 分院), government-subsidized kilns at Bunwon-ri, Gwangju near Seoul in 1751, and the privatization of Bunwon in 1884.[2]

A number of Joseon porcelain has been registered by the government as National Treasures.

Characteristics

Joseon white porcelains are characterized by the beauty of unpretentious forms, understated decoration, and subtle use of color, reflecting the ideals of Korean Confucian state.

  • Jar with red bambus decoration (National Treasure No. 166)
    Jar with red bambus decoration (National Treasure No. 166)
  • Pot with blue painted pattern of plum blossom, birds and bamboo (National Treasure No. 170)
    Pot with blue painted pattern of plum blossom, birds and bamboo (National Treasure No. 170)
  • Bowl with inlaid lotus and arabesque design (National Treasure No. 175)
    Bowl with inlaid lotus and arabesque design (National Treasure No. 175)
  • Moon jar (National Treasure No. 310)
    Moon jar (National Treasure No. 310)

See also

References

  1. ^ James Hoare; Susan Pares (1988). Korean, An Introduction. Routledge. p. 143 p. ISBN 0-7103-0299-1. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  2. ^ John Onians (2004). Atlas of World Art. Laurence King Publishing. p. 205p. ISBN 1-85669-377-5. Government-sponsored kilns at punwon-ri, near Seoul, produced an exquisite and distinctive Joseon white porcelain for use at court and for export to China. Its undecorated cream-colored surfaces, and austere elegant shapes were thought to reflect a purity of mind and moral character appropriate for Neo-Confucian patrons.

Further reading

Media related to Joseon porcelain at Wikimedia Commons

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