Joseon white porcelain (baekja)
Porcelana blanca de Joseon (baekja)
- Date
- century XV · confidence medium
- Place
- Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
- Credited to
- Joseon potters (Bunwon workshops)
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
White kaolin porcelain with a transparent glaze, favoured by the Confucian Joseon court for its austerity. The official Bunwon kilns in Gwangju produced it for the royal household and for export.
White porcelains appear in Goryeo and became dominant in the 15th century. The date of the official Bunwon workshop varies in the sources (around 1467-1468), and the finest output is of the 18th century.
What it led to
- moon jars (dalhangari) and Korean blue-and-white porcelain
- Joseon court and export ceramics
- influence on Arita and Edo ceramics