전라도 서남부지역 분청자기 고찰 및 산업화를 위한 정책지원 방안

Abstract

With its long history of ceramic ware, Korea has developed outstanding ceramic culture. Especially Buncheong Porcelain, which appeared limitedly during the Joseon Dynasty but represents Korean people’s original pictorial sentiment, was created in the southwest area of Jolla-do, the Muan‐gun area, Wundae-ri in Duwon-myeon of Goheung-gun, Mt. Mudeung at Chunghyo-dong in Gwangju Metropolitan City, etc. Buncheong Porcelain, as Korean unique ceramic ware that is not found in any other country in the world, is considered the most Korean‐style ceramic ware that is plain and practical, representing our ancestors’ naïve and humble mentality. Many reports and materials have been produced on Buncheong Porcelain in Korea, but they are mostly limited to the history of fine arts or archaeology such as excavation reports, and few studies have been made in connection to ceramic culture or ceramic industry. Despite their importance and historicity, what is more, almost no research has been made on the patterns and ornaments of Buncheong Porcelain from the southwest area of Jolla-do and the Muan area even throughout the entire sphere of ceramic culture. The patterns and designs observed in the southwest area of Jolla‐do and Muan were developed newly out of the craft designs of the degenerated porcelain, and lasted from the 15th to 17th centuries. They used mostly inlay, stamp, and under‐glaze iron techniques, and various original patterns and decorating techniques distinguished Buncheong celadon in these areas from that in other regions. Therefore, it is highly required to establish the base for the contents of local culture contributing to local industry and economy by activating and industrializing traditional ceramic ware in these areas. Thus, this study purposed to find major pottery kiln sites of Buncheong Porcelain in the southwest region of Jolla-do, to examine their characteristics in detail, and to discuss the development and characteristics of Buncheong Porcelain in the historical background of the southwest region of Jolla‐do through materials including historical records and ceramic shreds as an effort to lay an academic ground supporting the meaning and significance of Buncheong Porcelain in this area. Moreover, this study aimed at the characterization of local traditional culture from the viewpoint of the transmission and development of local culture and at the industrialization of Buncheong Porcelain.