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There are two known major groups of earthenware and celadon kiln sites from the Goryeo period: those in Gangjin County and more in Buan County. Across these two areas, around 400 kiln sites have been discovered. [3] The Yucheon-ri kilns date to the 11th to 14th centuries. Numerous pieces of celadon pottery and ceramics have been recovered from ...
A key event in the rise of Longquan celadon was the flight of the remaining Northern Song court to the south, after they lost control of the north in the disastrous Jin-Song wars of the 1120s. A new Southern Song court was based in Hangzhou, close to Longquan. [38] The Northern Celadon kilns declined as Longquan greatly expanded production. [39]
The kilns produced celadon around the Shanglin Lake area during the Tang, Han, and Song dynasties are referred to as such. [1] A variety of different wares were manufactured during the kilns' history, including " jars , spittoons , wine pots , incense burners , cups, bowls, flasks, cases, writing-brush basins, dishes, handle-less cups, pots ...
Celadon (/ ˈ s ɛ l ə d ɒ n /) is a term for pottery denoting both wares glazed in the jade green celadon color, also known as greenware or "green ware" (the term specialists now tend to use), [1] and a type of transparent glaze, often with small cracks, that was first used on greenware, but later used on other porcelains.
The Goryeo Celadon Office was established in 1986 to preserve kiln sites and also to reproduce and reconstruct the techniques lost many hundreds of years ago. [ citation needed ] The Goryeo Celadon Museum in Gangjin features the history of the sites and houses a collection.
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Tang dynasty stoneware with celadon glaze (Yue ware), found in Samarra, Iraq. Yue ware originated in the Yue kilns of Northern Zhejiang, in the site of Jiyuan near Shaoxing, called in ancient times "Yuezhou" (越州). [1] [4] Its name goes back to the Yue Kingdom of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BCE). [2]
In an area of about 1.5 square kilometers about 200 kilns have been found. This is a site where Sukhothai celadons were produced since the 13th century, they are probably the oldest kilns in Thailand. The vaulted brick kilns measure 1.5 – 2 metres wide and 4.5 metres long.