What is Celadon?

Celadon Potters, with its characteristic pure color of nenade and elegant curves, came in Korea hundreds of years ago. The glazing process was improved with exactly mixed clay, wooden ash glaze and double shooting in a specially sealed furnace. Awarded ceramics of ancient Korea, China, Japan and Thailand are preserved in many museums and cultural centers. Yet ceramics ceramics bake twice in the furnace to give it a unique color and shine. Soon potters found that the special river Clay maintained its shape and also supported the glaze. First they created the shape of a vase, bowl or box. Then the simple object was burned in a large oven at 1400 ° F (750 ° C). After the piece stiffened, it was removed and coated with a glaze rich in calcium carbonate. Returning to the furnace for the second firing at 2400 ° F (1300 ° C), the muddy glaze fired on the beautiful sage green.

ceramics had to be very careful about the temperature of the furnace. No thermometers existed and could still keep the chamber at ROFor hours, only for hours, using only fuel wood. Also, the furnace had to be airtight to control the amount of oxygen present. The second fire needed low oxygen and higher carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Otherwise, the clear glaze oxidized to the murky brown. Minor cracking, called "madness", are original for glaze and do not support the target.

Celadon of Korea was the best work of craftsmen. Under King Injeng and Uijong, during the 9th and 10th centuries, Jade and Celadon symbolized the afterlife full of wealth, peace and honor. During this Dynasty Koryo developed ceramics of the complex Inlay Clay method called saggam , probably inspired by varnish and metal inlay. If you want to achieve designs of flowers, cranes, cippon and willow branches were outlined from the pot. Then the clay of another color was smoothed into the slots. White clay remained clear white during fire, while red clay changed ink black.

Modern technology with tYto has never improved the flawless pieces. Although rare, Celladon from Koryo dynasty shows some of the most practical and latest techniques of any culture. Bowls, vases, boxes and jugs that were once displayed in Korean courts and temples were moved to museums throughout Asia and Europe.