Baengnyeon-ri Island Kiln Site, Hadong

A yoji, or kiln site, is a place where ceramics, tiles or vessels were made and fired. There are four kiln sites in and behind Baengnyeon-ri Sagi (porcelain) Village; one dates to the Unified Silla period, and the remaining three are Joseon-period kilns that produced buncheong ware and white porcelain. It is said that during the Japanese invasions of 1592, Japanese forces destroyed the kilns here and abducted the potters. The vessels excavated from the site are of various types, including bowls, plates, cups, bottles, jars and flat storage jars, suggesting that the kilns mainly produced everyday tableware. The clay body is grey and mixed with considerable sand-like impurities, and is thickly coated with a coarse, dark greyish-blue glaze. Of particular note is the discovery of a considerable number of sherds resembling Ido chawan, tea bowls made in Korea that are highly prized in Japan. The Baengnyeon-ri kiln site is estimated to date to the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century, and, together with the Dudung-ri kiln site in Changwon, it is an important site for clarifying the origin of the Ido tea bowls produced by Korean potters abducted during the Japanese invasions of 1592.

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Where it is

Region

Hadong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물