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A Study of the Chemical Composition of Korean Traditional Ceramics (I): Celadon and Kory$\v{o}$ Whiteware  

Koh, Kyong-Shin Carolyn (Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University)
Choo, Woong-Kil (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Ahn, Sang-Doo (Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University)
Lee, Young-Eun (Collection Department, Gyeonggi Provincial Museum)
Kim, Gyu-Ho (Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation Science, Kongju National University)
Lee, Yeon-Sook (Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of Conservation Science / v.26, no.3, 2010 , pp. 213-228 More about this Journal
Abstract
The composition of Chinese ceramic shards has been the subject of analysis in Europe, beginning in the 18th century, and in China from the 1950s. Scientific studies of traditional Korean shards commenced in the United States and Germany in the 1980s, and studies within Korea began in the 1990s. From analysis of a large systematically collected dataset, the composition of porcelain produced during the Kory. dynasty, including 21 celadon and 10 whiteware groups, was characterized and compared with that of Chinese ceramics. The average composition of the body and glaze of several shards (usually three to five) from each group was determined, enabling comparisons between groups. The results show that the majority of groups were derived from mica-quartz porcelain stone, which was commonly used in Yuezhou, Jingdezhen, and other southern Chinese kilns. The composition of glazes includes clay and flux components; the latter were typically wood ash and limestone, initially as burnt but later as crushed forms. The earliest of the Kangjin glazes contained substantially less titanium oxide than did the Yuezhou glazes, which were typically formulated from body material and wood ash. The present study provides a comparative framework for the growing number of analytical investigations associated with excavations occurring in Korea.
Keywords
Korean traditional ceramics; Korean porcelain; Korean stoneware; Body composition of traditional ceramics; Glaze composition of traditional ceramics; Celadon; Whiteware;
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