During this year's visit to Korea I was able to gather more material for the blog, which is why I decided to divide it between a few articles. Today I am writing about two pottery museums I visited.
Buncheong Museum in Goheung.
This museum covers the buncheong pottery (long story short: a Korean type of pottery with dark clay and white or nearly-white glaze). There is also a display about local traditions and culture, as well as a meteorite once found in the area. All parts are separated, so if one only wants to focus on the pottery, it is easy to do so.
The display is very well preapred, one can see many historic and modern examples of buncheong pottery and read a lot of useful information.
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| Comparison of celadon (left), buncheong (middle) and porcelain (two discs on the right). |
The following photos show different kinds of glazing in buncheong pottery:
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| Excavations: remains of a kiln |
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| Applying glaze |
The following photos show artefacts with different kinds of glaze:
I first encountered buncheong pottery in 2017, but it was not until I visited this museum that my knowledge could become more methodized.
Korean celadon museum in Gangjin.
Until this day Korea may be proud of its celadon, which reached its pinnacle in the 10th century. Today, in teh area famous for celadon, there is a museum, which unfortunately is not as informational as Buncheong Museum. Still, one can see beautiful examples of Koryeo celadon, and nearby there are still pottery workshops producing pottery which can be bought in the adjacent shops and galleries.
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| Excavations: remains of a kiln |
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| Reconstruction of a kiln |
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| Reconstruction of a kiln |
Both places were worth a visit. I could learn a lot, see a lot of beautiful pottery... and buy one or two little things at the museum shops ;)
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