Joseon white porcelain

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Joseon white porcelain
Joseon white porcelain exhibited at National Museum of Korea
Korean name
Hangul 조선백자 Hanja 朝鮮白磁 Revised Romanization Joseon baekja McCune-Reischauer Chosŏn paekcha

Joseon white porcelain or Joseon baekja refers to the white porcelains produced during the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). White porcelains were preferred and praised than any other porcelains during the time to represent Confucian ethics such as frugality and pragmatism.^[1] In overall, Joseon ceramics undergone 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 influence of the Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592 and 1597, the establishment of Bunwon (hangul: 분원; hanja: 分院), government-subsided kilns at Bunwon-ri, Gwangju near Seoul in 1751, and the privatization of Bunwon in 1884. Joseon white porcelains are characterized by the beauty of unpretentious forms, understated decoration, and subtle use of color, reflecting the ideals of Confucian state.

Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Gallery

Moon jar at National Museum of Korea

Baekja cheonghak guimunho (백자청화학귀문호), late 18th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston[2]

[edit] See also

• Blue and white porcelain
• Celadon
• Korean pottery and porcelain
  • Buncheong
• Chinese ceramics
  • Blanc-de-Chine
• Japanese pottery and porcelain
• Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

[edit] References

1. ^ James Hoare; Susan Pares (1988). Korean, An Introduction (in English). Routledge, 143 p. ISBN 0710302991. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
2. ^ White porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration (백자청화학귀문호, 白瓷靑畵鶴龜文壺) (English). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.

• Jae-yeol Kim (2003). Handbook of Korean Art (White Porcelain and Punch'ong Ware) (in English). Laurence King Publishing. ISBN 1856693597. 
• Yun, Yong-i; Regina Krahl (2005). Korean Art from the Gompertz and Other Collections in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Translated by Youngsook Pak, Roderick Whitfield, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521835925. 
• Keith Pratt; Richard Rutt, James Hoare (1999). Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 0700704647. 
• Goro Akaboshi; Heiichiro Nakamaru (1975). Five Centuries of Korean Ceramics (Pottery and Porcelain of the Yi Dynasty) (in English). Weatherhill. ISBN 0834815141. 
• Claire Roberts; Michael Brand, Powerhouse Museum, Queensland Art Gallery (2000). Earth, Spirit, Fire: Korean Masterpieces of the Choson Dynasty. Queensland Art Gallery. ISBN 1863170804. 
• Lee, Soyoung (October 2004). "In Pursuit of White: Porcelain in the Chosôn Dynasty, 1392–1910 ". In Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
• White porcelain (백자 白磁) (Korean). Empas/EncyKorea. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
• White porcelain (백자 白磁) (Korean). Empas/Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.

[edit] External links

• Gallery of Korean Pottery and Porcelain at Korean Overseas Culture and Information Service (KOIS)