Word: koreans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...leaders complained about the lack of coordination among the various groups. This year, for example, the SAA's cultural show "Ghungroo" and the Korean Cultural night were held at the same time...
...first gallery shows wares of the Three Kingdoms and United Silla periods. The Three Kingdoms Period shows little Chinese influence, but part of what makes Korean ceramics of this period so successful is the technical proficiency that only Korean and Chinese ceramics of the period were able to achieve. The wares of the Three Kingdoms Period are generally made of grey stoneware, a high-fired ceramic ware impervious to liquid. The Henderson Collection has many fine examples of these early wares, particularly ceremonial stands and food containers known for their large scale and cut-out bases. These dramatic pieces...
...decorated bases are supplanted by Chinese style footrings. The wares of the Silla Period also take on more organic shapes. While the wares of the Silla Period are not the most exciting objects in the "First Under Heaven" exhibit, they are important for charting the development of Korean ceramics...
...subsequent two periods, the Koryo Dynasty and the Choson Dynasty, Korean ceramics start to look like what most Western viewers would expect of Oriental ceramics. The collection of wares on display from these two periods are truly magnificent, and they stand as premier examples of the differing traditions of Korean and Chinese ceramics. In the Koryo Period, Korean potters perfected the technique of celadon glazing. Celsdon wares, glazed in a blue to green glaze, started in China and traveled into Korea. The celadon glazes, which gain their color from iron compounds contained in the glaze, were well suited as glazes...
Finally, the last period of Korean wares covered in the Henderson Collection date from the Choson Period. Varied and inventive, the ceramics of this period are the most diverse in artistic style. And there are more types of ceramics. In addition to the traditional stoneware, some ceramics are made of porcelain, a high-fired ware that is translucent when held up to the light. In the Choson Period, porcelain wares are painted with a blue underglaze, but they are also carved and glazed with a light celadon glaze. While similar traditions can be seen in contemporaneous Chinese porcelains, the shapes...