The history of earthenware jars has begun from the era of earthenware vessel to the present. Nevertheless, it is presumed that the time of pottery like earthenware being formed has been traced back to the Koryo Dynasty, the 3rd century AD. Jars made o...
The history of earthenware jars has begun from the era of earthenware vessel to the present. Nevertheless, it is presumed that the time of pottery like earthenware being formed has been traced back to the Koryo Dynasty, the 3rd century AD. Jars made of clay, namely potteries have been essential vessels to the used in the daily life particularly to Korean nation, which is thought to imply the emotion of the citizens. But recently with the influence of material civilization, its sound and essence are at risk of coming to extinction. This research is purpose at contributing to the restoration of earthenware jar industry as a new model.
The results of form as follows;
1. comparison of form by region
We can see that jars in Cholla-Do province have almost same form, Other regions even in the same areas, lines and shape are distinctly different from each other.
Dividing into 6 regions that are Kyonggi, Kangwon, Chungchong, Cholla, Kyongsang, Cgeju, etc.,the result of compared form analysis is that length of the base to belly-center, diameter of belly, diameter of edge, diameter of the base, gradient of shoulder, gradient of shoulder to belly-center, gradient of the base, gradient of base to belly-center are displayed of significant
difference between regions in the item of the whole measurement(p<.001). It has been studied over and analyzed that the production technique seems to have relation to difference If day and night in length, temperature, amount of rainfall, etc. caused by weather.
2. Study over the line and functional beauty
It is thought that curve of Korean earthenware jars has relation with the folk life.
It is considered to have relation with the beauty of the line coming from the bodily movement shown with the inherent, traditional dance and from the locus of movement of hands.
It has been analyzed that such a curve is closely related to the functional phase.
That is, it is said that the line of pattern, form, and stored contents have relation between them.
It is analyzed that in case, the surface line of pattern form showing the stored contents of the jar is the potbelly line, the pattern shown as the partial one. And it noticed that the jar with a small size line of the potbelly has mostly the symmetrical patterns.
On the other hand, it was further observed that there was change in the line according to pressure that should be received due to the stored contents. If the stored contents should be take much pressure, the pot belly line should become small. If the potbelly line should be comparatively large, and less pressure should be received, there is the nature of function being used.
The conclusion drawn from above results;
First, When the form of the jar viewed with the line, the fact is that the curve of the jar in the Southern part has more varieties than that in the Central part But for Cheju.
Island, though the belly is swollen a bit, yet the glaze and form are different from that of the main land. This has been analyzed as result of bad combination caused by the insufficient foundation.
Second, the exterior form of the jar has correlation with the climate of the region. It can be the characteristic of the jar in the Central region that if the belly curve is simple(degree of swell is less) the beauty of the curve is simple. The swollen type of which belly is swollen much is seen remarkably in the Southern region. This is analyzed as the result of our ancestors' wisdom by their experience who intended to give more influence of longer sunshine hours, warm temperature, and radiant heat to the jar for food stored.
Third, Centering around regions of Seoul, Kyonggi, the patterns of the jar appeared variously. For Seoul area, there are more complete patterns of orchid, butterfly, etc, in comparison with Chlla-Do area where more patterns of waves, spring. bamboo-leaves,
flowering plants, etc. are found, drawing designs of rationality to make it easy to distinguish the contents of the stored food.
Based upon this, the research analyzed the basic structure of the jar and drew out the line that becomes a center lime. Making it as the standard of the unified jar line, which was named the "Yun-Su Curve". is the inherent, representative line for the Korean Earthenware Jar, transcends the region, providing the scale of beauty-value.