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A Comparison Study Between Patterns And Size Ratios Of Tea Bowls Of The Song Dynasty And Goryeo Empire

Posted on:2014-05-15Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C H PiaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2181330434958877Subject:Tea
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The Song Dynasty and the Goryeo Empire, which occurred at approximately the same time, were important time periods in Chinese-Korean history. The tea culture and porcelain of the two kingdoms at this time have many similar characteristics. The tea culture of the two kingdoms enjoyed a golden age, and the chinaware also displayed high levels of technical and artistic skill, occupying an significant role in porcelain’s history. Many unique types of porcelain were produced in this time period in abundance, including Goryeo’s jade-colored celadon.The tea bowl, or chawan, is representative of the level of artistic mastery of tea culture and chinaware, however there are not many articles concerning the two kingdoms’ tea bowls, and even fewer comparing the tea bowls of the two time periods. This thesis looks at and compares the tea culture, kilns, pottery techniques, common tea bowl shapes and tea bowl designs of the two kingdoms to derive insights on the evolution of tea drinking customs.After a comparison of the porcelain designs of the two kingdoms, as well as of the ratio between the height and width of the tea bowl and the width of the top lip and of the bottom foot of the bowl.1. An analyses of the designs used. Designs throughout the10th and11th century were basically the same. Designs in the Goryeo empire were largely influenced by the Song Yue and Ding kilns. After the12th century, clear differences in the two kingdoms’design began to emerge. After the Goryeo inlaying technique became popular, Goryeo built on this technique to create unique designs native to Goryeo.2. Comparison of the tea bowls excavated from Song dynasty’s most well-known kilns,10th and11th century Goryeo kilns, and kilns from after the11th century, including analyses of the ratio between the bowls’height and width of the opening and between the width of the bottom foot and top opening of the bowl. Tea was made with the diancha method in the10th and11th centuries in the Goryeo Kingdom and the ratio between the height of the bowl and the width of the opening is1:2.17while the ratio between the width of the foot and of the opening is1:2.71. For tea bowls excavated from post-11th century Goryeo kilns, these ratios are1:2.29and1:3.13respectively, which shows that tea making had evolved into the diancha method. Moreover, the ratios are similar to the Song Jian kilns (1:2.17and1:3.11.) After the end of the11th century, the ratio of Goryeo bowls increased and the body became more rounded. The evolution of the bowl shape and the change in ratios is evidence of the arrival of and influence of tea-drinking customs from China.
Keywords/Search Tags:Song dynasty, Goryeo, tea bowl, porcelain, diancha
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