Research Article
A Chronological Study of Celadon Excavated from the Cheongni Tombs in Sangju
Published: January 2000 · No. 225·226 · pp. 37-66
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Abstract
Recent excavations of Kory tombs at Locality A of the Chung-ri site in Sangju. Ky ngsangbuk-do Province, unearthed a number of celadons of early type. presumably dated earlier than the 12th century. as well as a variant of celadon with greenish color called nokch ngja (綠靑磁). The purpose of this paper is to identify the stylistic characteristics of those finds and to establish the proper chronological order of sequence.*br* The materials for this analysis consist of 55 celadons. 1 white porcelain. and 7 pieces of earthenware. Most of them are bottles, dishes, bowls, and basins (wan 碗) with the halo-shaped design on the bottom called haemurigup. They are classified in several types and then arranged in a chronological sequence by applying the seriation method and comparing them with the materials from other sites.*br* The sequence thus revealed consists of: earthenware type Ⅰ: haemurigup wan. bowl type Ⅰ:, celadon bottle type Ⅰ-1. bowl with foliated rim: bowl type Ⅱ-1, dish: bowl type Ⅱ-2, celadon bottle type Ⅰ-2: bowl type Ⅲ-1, bottle with underglaze iron: bowl Ⅲ-2.*br* By comparison with the materials from other sites each of them are dated: earthenware from the mid-9th to the early 10th centuries: haemurigup wan from the late 9th to the early 11th centuries: celadon bottle type Ⅰ-1, bowl with foliated rim from the late 9th to the mid-10th centuries: bowl type Ⅱ and Ⅲ, dish, and celadon bottle type Ⅰ-2 from the late 10th to the late 11th centuries. These dates corresponds well with the result from the seriation.
