이화여자대학교박물관

Ever since the Ewha Womans University Museum discovered a Joseon dynasty (1392~1910) white porcelain kiln in Gyeonggi-do, Bunwon-ri in 1985, it has continuously carried out kiln excavations in various areas. The excavations produced significant achievements, resulting in the discovery of high-quality artifacts, furnaces, work places, and other material with which to identify production techniques, thereby rewriting the history of Korean ceramics. The exhibition displayed the results of the past twenty years of excavation, which included seven royal white porcelain kilns dating from the 15th to the 17th century found in Gyeonggi-do, Gwangju, three provincial white porcelain kilns found in Anseong, and two Buncheong-ware kilns, all of which date from the Joseon dynasty. In addition, a kiln from the Unified Silla period (661-935) discovered in Yeongam's Gurim Village, which produced the first known Korean glazed ceramics, and ceramic fragments and kiln tools found in two kilns from the Goryeo dynasty (918~1392) were put on display. Further Goryeo pieces from a celadon kiln in Buan-gun, Yucheon-ri, as well as Joseon Buncheong-ware pieces from Udong-ri, and Joseon white porcelain artifacts from Gangwon-do, Yanggu-gun, were also put on display. Finally, excavation equipment, such as tools and cameras, used in the 1960s by the Ewha Womans University Museum was also displayed, exhibiting the excavation history of the Museum as well.