Earth Fire Soul (The Masterpieces of Korean Ceramics)

Earth Fire Soul (The Masterpieces of Korean Ceramics)

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Description
This English catalog was created for the special exhibition Earth, Fire, and Soul - The Masterpieces of Korean Ceramics held at the Grand Palais of France from April 27 through June 20 of 2016 and at the State Hermitage Museum of Russia from July 29 through November 6 of 2016. The touring exhibition was designed to provide a unique opportunity to extensively explore both old and contemporary Korean porcelain art. This catalog lists many masterpieces carefully selected from the porcelain collections of the National Museum of Korea, a representative museum in Korea, including national treasures and other notable works inspired by Korean artists working in many parts of the world. I wish that this catalog may help you appreciate the artistry and unique beauty of the Korean porcelain culture, which has developed and changed over centuries on the foundation of a cultural heritage of making porcelain with earth and fire.
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NationalMuseumofKorea

Sinceitsestablishmentin1945,theNationalMuseumofKoreahasbeenperformingtheroleoftheculturalinstitutionrepresentingKoreaforover70years.ItalsohascontributedtothegrowthoftheacademicfieldoftraditionalKoreanartandculturewithitsnumerousandsignificantresearchesandstudies.However,theaccumulatedknowledgeandachievementshaveremainedwithintheKoreanacademiccirclelackingthecommunicationandsharingwithabroaderacademia.

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Foreword5

ESSAYS
BRIEFHISTORYOFKOREANCERAMICS8
KOREANCONTEMPORARYCERAMICS20

1.ANCIENTCULTUREANDPOTTERY
VESSELSFORDAILYLIFE29
GRAVEGOODS36
NEWBURIALPRACTICE:CREMATION46
Theme1POTTERYFIGURINES50
Theme2SCULPTEDPOTTERYVESSELS52

2.ELEGANCEINCOLORANDFORM:GORYEOCELADON
COLOROFJADE,BRILLIANCEOFCRYSTAL58
Theme1INCREASINGFIRINGTEMPERATURES:MOVINGTOWARDSPORCELAIN59
FORMSFROMNATURE:FIGURATIVECELADONVESSELS72
DESIGNSREPRESENTINGWISHESANDASPIRATIONS80
Theme2UNIQUEINNOVATIONOFINLAIDCELADON81
PRIZEDPOSSESSIONOFTHEARISTOCRACY90

3.MODERATIONANDLIBERATION:BUNCHEONGWARE
NEWERA,BUTFAMILIARCERAMICS111
EMBODIMENTOFFREEDOMANDINNOVATION120
JOSEONINLAIDWHITEPORCELAIN,SUCCESSORTOGORYEOWHITEWARE139

4.PROPRIETYANDDIGNITY:WHITEPORCELAIN
PROPRIETYANDDIGNITYOFTHEROYALCOURT147
Theme1MOONJAR:SYMBOLOFABUNDANCEANDENJOYMENT170
BLUE-AND-WHITEPORCELAIN:PAINTINGONWHITEPORCELAIN173
Theme2AESTHETICAPPRECIATION:STATIONERYITEMSINTHESARANGBANG186
AUSPICIOUSWISHESINWHITEPORCELAIN191
Theme3ABSTRACTMOTIFSINBROWN,AUSPICIOUSMOTIFSINRED196
FOODCULTUREANDDAILYLIFEINJOSEON200
ROYALCERAMICSOFTHELATEJOSEONPERIOD204

5.BEYONDTRADITION:CONTEMPORARYCERAMICART213
APPENDIXES
TIMELINE230
KILNSINGORYEODYNASTY-CELADON232
KILNSINJOSEONDYNASTY-BUNCHEONGWARE233
KILNSINJOSEONDYNASTY-WHITEPORCELAIN234
OFFICIALKILNSINGWANGJU,GYEONGGI-DOPROVINCE235
LISTOFFIGURES236