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Gwangju Joseon Royal Kiln Museum aims to introduce the history and cultural context of Korean traditional ceramic art. Its collection reflects the evolution of Korean ceramic art.

 

500 Years of Joseon Ceramics - Subtle Beauty during Joseon Dynasty

 

 
Exhibition Venue : 2nd Fl. Main Exhibition in Kwangju Joseon Royal Kiln MuseumCurator: Yangmo, Jeon (Chairperson of Cultural Properties Committee, Ex-Director of National Museum of Korea)
   
 
 

¡°Vessels that embodies the Spirit and Heart¡±

This main exhibition displays National Asset level collections including three pieces of national treasure. This exhibition hall is designed to show the history and features of White Porcelain and Buncheong during the Joseon Dynasty (AD 1,392~1910) in systematic manner in order to show the trend of 500 Years of Joseon Ceramics at once. In this exhibition, visitors can witness the process of changes from inlaid ceramics to Buncheong during the Goryeo Dynasty (AD 918~1,392) and history of Buncheong and White Porcelain from its early stage. In this exhibition hall, visitors will learn the power, life, dream and proud of the then Ceramic Artists during the Joseon Dynasty. This distinguished exhibition will tell you the history of 500 years of Joseon Ceramics such as white porcelain without any design, Blue and White Porcelain bottle with cloud and dragon design and so on.

 

Traditional Korean Ceramics Exhibition ¡°White Porcelain and Buncheong 2003¡±

 

 
Exhibition Venue : 1st. Main Exhibitio Hall, Gwangju Joseon Royal Kiln MuseumOrganizer: Exhibition Division
   
 
 

¡°White Porcelain, Buncheong and Earthen Ware¡±

This special exhibition was organized to follow up Traditional Korean Ceramics and study its aesthetic beauty. It shows the selected contemporary artworks in our daily life and highlights the peculiar characteristics of Korean Ceramics that had been obtained attention in the late 20th Century. 21 of Traditional Ceramic Artists have devoted to this exhibition in order to increase the quality of culture in daily life by opening up the spirits of Korean Ceramics. Visitors can see modernized White Porcelain, Buncheong and Onggi. This exhibition shows the beauty and the dignity of Korean Contemporary Traditional Ceramics such as vessels, showing the graceful figure of White Porcelain, Buncheong, expressing vigorous spirits with diverse techniques, Grand size of Figurative Onggi, emphasizing the beauty of traditional Onggi and so on. It will be a good chance to observe the marked individuality of each ceramic artist.

 
   
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