Goryeo Dynasty Essay

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Jaclyn DiMicco Basic Ceramics Christine Owen November 3, 2011 Lost in Reinterpretation The piece I chose for Lost in Reinterpretation is Cup and Cup Stand. It is a celadon stoneware cup and cup stand. It was created in Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty. [12th century 918-1392] [pic] The cup and cup stand together reach about 8 inches in height. The plate stand is approximately 8 inches in diameter. The cup is about 2 ½ inches in diameter. A smooth and shiny, celadon blue-green glazed was used over a technique of inscribing or mishima on this piece, with little to no crackles in the glaze. It is a “half-spherical” cup and a stand with a circulate plate and dome-like-pedestal center. Simliar pieces to this were made in Song China [960-1279]; found in Goryeo metal prototypes. The potter who created this piece, was then replicating previous pieces like this that had been done before. However, since there is a difference of medium between the Chinese celadon and Goryeo piece, it becomes a new work upon its own, standing different from the previous pieces. The best-known example of refined, undecorated celadon produced during the first half of the twelfth century is a group of objects unearthed from the tomb of King Injong (r. 1122–46). The Fitzwilliam cup-and-stand set has a stronger blue tint in its glaze color and is not as flawless as the Injong tomb pieces, but it clearly demonstrates a comparable dedication to craftsmanship. The stand has a petal-shaped, extended rim, dome-like cup pedestal and a high flared foot. It is decorated with a celadon glaze pooling bright green where the lines recede and spur marks on the inside of the foot. [pic] Wine ewe Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) Early 12th Century Korea Stoneware with celadon glaze over mishima decoration of geese, waterbirds, and reeds, uses the

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