Munju-ri Kiln Site, Chungju

A yoji, or kiln site, is the remains of a kiln where porcelain, roof tiles, or other vessels were fired. The Munju-ri kiln is a roof-tile kiln of the Joseon period, a small tunnel kiln measuring 12 metres from north to south and 1.8 metres wide. It appears to have belonged to Palbong Seowon, a Confucian academy founded in 1582, and to have been built to supply tiles for the academy's construction and for repairing worn or damaged sections. Tiles excavated here are relatively thick and stamped with a wave pattern, the most common decorative motif on Joseon-period roof tiles. This is thought to derive from the idea of water and fire: since wooden buildings are vulnerable to fire, the wave pattern was stamped onto the tiles in the belief that the force of water could suppress the force of fire.

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Where it is

Region

Chungju, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물