Goryeo Inlaid and Its Inheritance Relationship with China in Inlay Craftsmanship

Qin Dashu

Abstract: Inlay is a key decorative technique applied to the processing of the inlaid celadon The article Chinese appears product, which represents the highest attainment of its craftsmanship of that time. The Goryeo from page 005 to 027. celadon is generally thought to be inspired by the of the southern China in its birth and progress. The thesis discusses the first time of inlay technique being applied to the production of the Goryeo inlaid celadon by contrasting the similar techniques for the 10th-11th century’s inlaid ornaments unearthed in northern China, followed by the idea that the sort of technique be created and widely used in northern China much earlier than it came out in Goryeo. It is therefore viewed in the thesis that the northern Chinese inlay technique had an important impact on the generation and improvement of the proceeding of the Goryeo inlaid celadon.

Keywords: Goryeo inlaid celadon; the northern ceramic industry of the Song Empire; Chinese inlay technique; connection and Inheritance

From Imitation to Innovation: The Formula Improvement of Jingdezhen Glazed through the Middle-Late Tang Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasties

Zhang Maolin Li Qijiang Wu Junming Zhang Wenjiang Weng Yanjun

Abstract: The industry traces back to as early as the late based The article Chinese appears on the archaeological findings of recent years in the sites of the Nan Kiln and Lantian Kiln. The thesis from page 028 to 033.

English abstract of the articles 123 goes on for the elements and formulas of the Tang-Song Jingdezhen glazed porcelains and the law they improved along by testing the sampled celadon, white porcelain and bluish white porcelain wares unearthed in the kilns site mentioned above and the Fenghuangshan Kiln site with the Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF). It is tested that the Tang-dynasty Jingdezhen celadon had major inspiration from the southern celadon such as the Yue ware. Specifically, the celadon products of both Nan kiln and Lantian kiln contain sedimentary clay in the ware body. It was not until the late Tang and the Five dynasties that porcelain stone was used instead as the stuff of the ware body, which first generated the high-quality white porcelain and bluish white porcelain in the south as the result of it. The formulas of glazes went through the journey of innovation from kinds of plant ashes plus clay to glaze ash plus porcelain stone.

Keywords: Jingdezhen; the Tang and Song Dynasties; formula of glazed porcelain; formula improvement

The Decoration Crafts of Green-Glazed Covered Boxes of Phnom Kulen Kilns in Angkor of Cambodia and Its Relationship with China’s Ceramics

Wong Wai-yee

th th The article Chinese appears Abstract: The Khmer Empire dominated the mainland Southeast Asia from the 9 to 15 centuries. th from page 034 to 042. Since the 9 century, the Khmers started to produce high-fired glazed . The various shapes and motifs of green-glazed-covered boxes of Phnom Kulen Kilns dated from the 11th-12th centuries were inspired by the decorative crafts of the Yue porcelain wares of the Tang through Northern-Song times, and got reformed and innovated in practice. The covered boxes of Phnom Kulen Kilns were used as complementary goods along with gold and silver wares by royal court and the middle-and-upper classes until the influx of Chinese covered boxes in Angkor since the mid-12th century and thereafter. These covered boxes contained beewax or other perfume for ritual and daily uses, they demonstrated the powerful kingship and the polity prosperity.

Keywords: Cambodia; Angkor; green-glazed covered box; decoration crafts; the Yue porcelain ware

A Survey of The Layout of Functional Areas of Imperial Porcelain Manufacturers in Jingdezhen of The Middle Ming Dynasty by The Archaeological Excavations in 2014

Zhong Yandi Qin Dashu Li Hui

The article Chinese appears Abstract: Following the historical documents and the archaeological findings the thesis probes into from page 043 to 060. the features and layout of the functional areas of the imperial porcelain manufacturers in Jingdezhen of the middle Ming dynasty by locating the workshops for painting, molding, firing and selecting products, the areas for selecting the perfect and deserting the defect products, and the temple where master of ceramics is enshrined as well. It is found that they are well organized in function and arrangement to form the efficient assembly line of production. There are some cases that the positions in the documents do not accord with the specific excavated sites, which indicates that the functional areas were probably relocated at different times.

124 Palace Museum Journal No.9,2020 vol.221 Keywords: Jingdezhen imperial kiln site; the Mid-Ming Dynasty; function division; layout of the functional areas of the kiln site

An Overview of Vietnamese Polychrome Ceramics in the Context of Asian History and Culture

[Vietnam] Bùi Minh Trí translated by Zhang Xinyi

Abstract: This thesis proceeds on the history of Vietnamese polychrome ceramics concerning The article Chinese appears periodization, place of production and techniques based on the findings at the archaeological sites from page 061 to 078. like the Hoàng Thành Thăng Long site and Hoi An Shipwreck together with the national and private collections and historical documents. It is studied that Vietnamese polychrome ceramics of the Thăng Long official kiln were primarily for the uses of the upper-class of the imperial city or export to the neibouring wealthy kingdoms of the Primitive Lê Dynasty.

Keywords: Vietnamese polychrome ceramics; Thăng Long Offical Kiln; the Primitive Lê Dynasty; Hoi An Shipwreck

English abstract of the articles 125 On The Hải Dương Ceramics Excavated at Thăng Long Imperial Citadel Site during The Lê Trung Hưng Period in The 17th-18th Century, Vietnam

[Vietnam] Phạm Thị Oanh translated by Zhang Xinyi

The article Chinese appears Abstract: The survey of the Hải Dương ceramics wares (Groups A, B, C, D) excavated at the Hoàng th th from page 079 to 091. thành Thăng Long Imperial Citadel site of the Lê Trung ưH ng period in the 17 -18 century suggests that these wares with high quality and artistic value were mainly supplied by the kilns of Cậy, Láo and Hợp Lễ located in the porcelain making center in Bình Giang. There is an indication from the features and designs that the local kiln manufacturers have been declining, while the civilian wares were already entering the royal court. The various kinds of the wares mirror the luxury life of the high-class of the royal court, who enjoyed drinking, hookah smoking, chewing betel nut and so on.

Keywords: the Hải Dương Ceramics; the Lê Trung Hưng period in the 17th-18th century; the imperial city of Hoàng thành Thăng Long

On The Qing-dynasty Porcelains Unearthed at Shurijo Castle Site and The Issues Concerned

Xiang Kunpeng

The article Chinese appears Abstract: A number of the Qing-dynasty porcelain objects from both imperial and civilian kilns are from page 092 to 107. archaeologically unearthed at the Shurijo Castle site in Okinawa, Japan. The Shurijo Castle of Japan is close to the of China in the distribution and uses of the porcelains, and the means of the waste disposal. Relatively, the imperial wares are placed together whereas the civilian wares

126 Palace Museum Journal No.9,2020 vol.221 scattered everywhere. The imperial wares served the ruling class represented by the Ryukyu royal family. Of the civilian wares, the high-quality ones worked as the supplement to imperial wares on the less important court occasions, but the poor-quality ones are used by the people of lower ranks or at the lower-level activities. The abandoned imperial porcelainware were buried concentratedly in the pits by regulation. But actually, they are dealt with very much casually. The imperial porcelainware came mainly as the rewards from the Qing court, while the folk porcelainware were brought here by the tribute ships or any other means.

Keywords: Shurijo Castle; the Qing Dynasty; porcelain; use; source

A Survey Report on The China’s Porcelains from The Ensenada Shipwreck in Mexico

Weng Yanjun Li Min

Abstract: With the investigation into the China’s porcelains of the Ensenada sunken ship in Mexico, The article Chinese appears the report includes the numbers, types, periods of the goods, the time of the shipwreck, the owner of from page 108 to 122. the cargo, trading, etc. and also it touches on some other issues concerned.

Keywords: Ensenada; Shipwreck; Manila Galleon; China’s porcelain

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