Kiln Site in Hakbong-ri, Gongju

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.333

Category

유적지

Era

15~16c

Designated year

1990

Location

공주시, 충청남도— 충남 공주시 반포면 학봉리 산22-1번지 외

Coordinates

36.357824, 127.251757

This site is where ceramics, roof tiles, and vessels are made. There is a road for Sindoan and Donghaksa Temple when one goes from Yuseong to Donghaksa Temple. Nearby at the foot of Gyeryongsan Mountain are many kiln sites distributed, with this kiln site in Hakbong-ri at the center and presumed to have been made from the 15th to the 16th century. According to a report made during the Japanese Occupation, many kilns were constructed on the inclined surface of the base of a mountain. The structure is made through a procedure of first digging ground and making a long hole, followed by laying clay around to make the ceiling and wall. Buncheong celadon pieces in underglaze iron, brush-marked celadon pieces, and white porcelain pieces were excavated, with buncheong celadon pieces in underglaze iron as the representative relic. The kinds of vessels vary, such as bowl, dish, bottle, and kettle with patterns including chrysanthemum, lotus flower, fish, bird, etc. There is a representative producing district of buncheong celadon pieces in underglaze iron, and it is very significant and is famous for the engraved liberal and bold patterns.

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