A Study on the Use and Producing area of Chinese Porcelain Excavated from the Tomb of King Muryeong

Based on the relationship between Chinese porcelain and its accompanying relics and the results of archaeological investigations into Chinese kiln sites, the use and provenance of the Chinese porcelain excavated from the tomb of King Muryeong were estimated. The black-glazed ware dish-shaped mouth four-eared vessel(黑釉瓷盤口四耳甁) was used as a wine vessel, and the celadon six-eared jar(靑瓷六耳壺) appears to be a container for storing grain, considering its excavation location and relationship with accompanying relics, and the celadon cup(靑瓷盞) was used as a lamp and liquid container in the tomb of King Muryeong. The celadon cup discovered in front of the king's coffin was placed with the black-glazed ware dish-shaped mouth four-eared vessel, so it is assumed that it was a set with the black-glazed ware dish-shaped mouth four-eared vessel. In order to estimate the provenance of the excavated porcelain, ascertained the current status of the main porcelain kilns of the Southern Dynasties and conducted research based on that. The black-glazed ware dish-shaped mouth four-eared vessel is thought to be a product produced at Deqing kiln(德淸窯), and the celadon six-eared jar, which appears to have been produced at a kiln in the southern region, shows similar aspects to the celadon jar excavated from the Mawangkan kiln(馬王墈窯) site of Yuezhou kiln(岳州窯) in Hunan Province, the celadon cup shows the same characteristics in many ways as the cups(bowls) produced in Hongzhou kiln(洪州窯), such as shape, size, clay body, and glaze color. To sum up the above research results, the black-glazed ware dish-shaped mouth four-eared vessel was produced in Deqing kiln, the celadon six-eared jar, which is assumed to have been produced in the Yuezhou kiln, a kiln in the southern region, was used as a container to store grain, and the celadon cup was produced in Hongzhou kiln and was used as a lamp in addition to its general use as a cup.