명문백자로 본 15세기 양구(楊口)지역 요업의 성격

Abstract

White porcelain is the main stream of the Choson(朝鮮) dynasty’s ceramic culture. However, there are no definite evidences about when the white porcelain became typical factor in Choson ceramic culture in the aspect of art history. The point of time has not been well grounded. White porcelain wares were used by the royal court and many gentries even before the foundation of royal kiln in Gyeonggi-do(京畿道) Gwangju(廣州). With deterioration of inlaid celadons in late Goryo(高麗) dynasty, patterns, form and glaze of inlaid celadons during the early Choson period were even more became rough and coarse. The most part of public impost ceramic vessels were grayish powdered celadon which was so called Bunchungware(粉靑瓷), but white porcelains were tributed to the ministry in a small portion. It is hard to figure out the quality standard of the white porcelain which manufactured before the royal kiln foundation. Because there are very small amount of chronological form and data. These Kinds of ideas were clearly proved by the appearance of the white porcelain dish with 'Gonganbu(恭安府)’ inscription which newly founded. White porcelain dish with ‘Gonganbu’ inscription was made Yanggu-gun(楊口郡) Bangsan-myun(方山面) Songhyun-ri(松峴里). This area was located in Jangpyong(長平) Kiln mentioned in Annals of the Choson Dynasty. The dish was made solid and firm and glazed pale blue opaque glaze. Outside of the foot rim, there are three engraved chinese characters, 恭, 安 and part of 府. It can be find out the actual period of the dish was made. The dish was manufactured during the year 1400 to 1420. Because the Gonganbu was administrated during that time as a government office. The white porcelain dish has great value as a chronological data. The newly introduced white porcelain dish with ‘Gonganbu(恭安府)’ inscription can explain the procedure about the Choson solid white porcelain more academically plentiful. Also it can be find out about the circumstances public impost white porcelain during end of the Goryo and the early period of the Choson dynasty.