Study on influence of Busan kiln in Japanese kilns

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370128
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fine art history
• Research Institution: Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
• Principal Investigator: KATAYAMA MABI 東京藝術大学, 美術学部, 教授 (80393312)
• Research Collaborator: KITANO Yoshie ; NAGAI Masahiro
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 倭館 / 釜山 / 茶陶 / 朝鮮

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the impact of the Busan kiln on Japanese pottery in terms of three points;form, techniques, and personal networks. In regard to form, the Busan kiln spearheaded the form of the Korai Chawan replication right across Japan. Japanese pottery had a strong fundamental tendency to emphasize features such as burring, which is not for decorating purpose originally, and then came to incorporate the features as one decorative form. In terms of techniques, the Busan kiln took the techniques of Korean pottery as its main modus operandi, replicating the Korai Chawan with techniques that were distinctive in Japan. The Busan kiln’s form becomes the standard for replication of the Korai Chawan. The background factor that made this possible was that the recipient end users of the Busan kiln’s tea bowls included key political players; featuring sophisticated aspects such as employing designs by artists of the Kano School, these objects had the character of “official pottery”.

Free Research Field

美術史