Buncheong Jars with Inlaid and Stamped Designs
These buncheong jars were discovered inside the tomb of Princess Jeongso, the first daughter of King Sejong. During the Japanese colonial era, the tomb of Princess Jeongso was forcibly relocated from its original site in Daeja-ri, Byeokje, Gyeonggi Province to Seosamneung Tombs in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. These jars are believed to have been found buried together during the relocation process. The jars are shaped like placenta jars, which were used to ritually store the placenta and umbilical cord of royal children. Based on this congruity, the jars are estimated to have been produced between 1412, the year the princess was born, and 1424, the year she died. The two jars were decorated with different techniques, and thus demonstrate the period of transition between inlaid celadon and stamped buncheong.