Goryeo celadon ware, one of the precious cultural treasures of Joseon fired during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), is the porcelain produced by inheriting the ceramic craft of the Silla period in the Goryeo period, elegant, beautiful, fresh, verdant green and blue, also known as jade-colored porcelain.
In the late Silla period, the ambassador of Qinghai Town, Jang Baogao, learned the porcelain-making techniques of the Xi Yue kiln, and brought back potters from Viet Chau to make use of the abundant local water and soil resources and the advanced techniques of the Viet kiln celadon to produce a "Silla celadon" similar to the style of the Viet kiln celadon. During the Goryeo period, the court directly sent ** "kiln straight" to manage the kiln affairs, and the quality of celadon improved rapidly. Goryeo porcelain craftsmen use materials from nature to create new works of art by making full use of carving techniques such as yin, yang, and thorough. They continue to carry out artistic exploration, using a unique decorative method, that is, the inlay method, to inlay the porcelain with various peculiar patterns, which more effectively highlights the beauty of the craft. The inlay method improved the decorative effect of porcelain and opened up a unique artistic realm of Goryeo porcelain.
Goryeo celadon has a unique color, beautiful, distinct, elegant, and soft. In particular, the glaze, not completely green, is the color of the blue-green system, shiny, elegant, exquisite, and wonderful. The Korean people chose the jade color, which is both bright and warm in the clear sky, and is in line with the inherent and unique color of the Korean people's taste and life feelings.
Goryeo celadon not only has a beautiful glaze, but also has a variety of shapes, including cups, bottles, bowls, plates, pots, boxes, flower pots, incense burners, inkstones, etc., and the shape is peculiar and novel. Bionic porcelain is also a major feature of Goryeo celadon, figures, mandarin ducks, lions, ducks, unicorns, Capricorns, dragons and phoenixes, fish turtles and other animal images of water injection, inkstones, incense, pen holders, etc., and pumpkins, pomegranates, bamboos, lotuses, gourds and other plant images of various utensils, lifelike. Most of the shapes of porcelain were imitated by the Goryeo people, such as pots, plates, and cups, and the shape of fish, turtles, dragons, mandarin ducks, melons, lotuses, and gourds. There are also many imitations of the handles, handles, and lids of vessels in the shape of various substances. For example, the handle of the pot or altar is imitated according to the chrysanthemum or dragon head, the handle of the pot is imitated according to the bamboo pole or grape purr, and the top cover of the incense burner or pot is imitated according to the lion, duck and goose.
Goryeo celadon was mainly used by the nobility of the country at that time, and at the same time, it was also a tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty and the market of China at that time, and was highly praised. The old man Taiping of the Song Dynasty listed many firsts in the world in his book "Brocade in the Sleeve": "Supervising the book, internal wine, Duan inkstone, Luoyang flower, Jianzhou tea, Shu brocade, Dingci, Zhejiang lacquer, Wu paper, Jin copper Xima, Dong Juan, Khitan saddle, Xia Guojian, Goryeo secret color ......."They are all the first in the world, and although they are effective in other places, they will not be able to do so. The text lists the characteristics and treasures of various places, including this foreign ceramic category - Goryeo celadon. Artifacts and remnants of Goryeo celadon excavated in Hangzhou (then the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty) and Ningbo (the first port of Goryeo to China during the Northern and Southern Song dynasties, then called Mingzhou) confirm that Goryeo celadon was exported to China in large quantities.
Goryeo celadon is highly praised for its exquisite craftsmanship, unique glaze color, fine decoration, elegant design, and rich historical and cultural value. It is an outstanding representative of ancient Korean ceramic art and an important heritage in the history of ceramics in the world.
Some people say that Goryeo celadon can be comparable to our Song Dynasty Ru kiln celadon, what do you think?