skärva, sherd, shard

Shard from a punchch'ǒng bowl with slip decoration. This shard, which includes a parts of the footrim, bottom area and walls, may have been part of a bowl, bottle or a jar. The foot is slightly flaring and the inner sides of the rim slope down to the base in a diagonal line. Notably, the wall undercuts the footrim, setting it off from the body. The surface of the base within the footrim is glazed and slightly raising to the center. The rim had been whiped free of glaze. No decoration can be seen on the outer walls, only traces of slip in one corner. The inner surface has probably a slip layer beneath the glaze. The glaze has a greenish-tinge and crackles. Darkish scars from misfiring can be seen on the inner side and the base. Due to the almost bisecting breakage line, the footrim and base can be seen in a clear cross section.

Shards of this kinda, that are usually found at kiln sites and the surrounding areas are highly valuable for art historical and scientific research. Shards do not only reveal information about the production methods and type of material of the ceramics produced at specific kiln sites, they also serve as important indicators for tracing back ceramic objects to their sites of production, hence, helping to date and to understand socio-cultural contexts of ceramic objects.

Buncheong sherd coated with a layer of white slip (liquid clay) on one side. The surface is covered with a crackled, greenish-tinged glaze. Darker tones from misfiring can be seen on the edge of one side of the sherd. This sherd, which includes a section of a foot, may have been part of a bowl.

This sherd is probably a kiln waster - a piece of ceramic that did not fire successfully. Sherds of this kind, which are usually found at kiln sites and the surrounding areas, are valuable for art historical and archaeological research. Sherds do not only reveal information about the production process, techniques and materials used and the types of ceramics produced at specific kiln sites, but they also serve as important indicators for tracing back ceramic objects to their sites of production. Hence, sherds help to date and to understand the historical, social and cultural contexts of ceramic objects.

한쪽 면에는 백토를 분장한 분청사기 파편이다. 기면은 빙렬이 있는, 녹색의 유약을 씌웠다. 번조 과장에서 파편 한쪽 가장자리의 유면이 어둡게 발색된 것으로 짐작된다. 굽의 일부분이 보이는 이 파편은 그릇의 일부였을 것으로 추정된다.

이 파편은 폐기된 불량품 도자기의 일부로 추정된다. 이러한 종류의 파편은 주로 가마터나 그 주변부에서 발견되며 미술사적, 고고학적 연구를 위한 자료로써 중요한 의미를 지닌다. 파편을 통해 특정 가마에서 사용한 제작 기법과 재료, 생산한 도자기 종류를 알 수 있을 뿐 아니라 그를 바탕으로 유물의 산지(産地)를 추적할 수 있다. 더 나아가 제작연대를 추정하고 그 도자 유물이 사용된 역사적, 사회문화적 배경을 이해하는 것이 가능하다.