Page 13 - Korean Buncheong Ceramics, Samsung Museum Collection (great book)

Timeline

KOREA CHiNA JAPAN

0 Three Kingdoms Period, 57 b.c.e.–668 c.e.

Silla Kingdom, 57 b.c.e.–668 c.e. North and South Dynasties, 220–589
Baekje Kingdom, 18 b.c.e.–660 c.e. Kofun, ca. 300–538

Goguryeo Kingdom, 37 b.c.e.–668 c.e.
Gaya Federation, 42–562

500 c.e. Sui Dynasty, 581–618 Asuka, 538–710
Unified Silla Dynasty, 668–935 Tang Dynasty, 618–907 Nara, 710–794

Barhae, 698–926 Five Dynasties, 907–60 Heian, 794–1185
Liao Dynasty, 916–1125

1000 c.e. Goryeo Dynasty, 918–1392 Song Dynasty, 960–1279
Jin Dynasty, 1115–1234 Kamakura, 1185–1333

Yuan Dynasty, 1271–1368
Nanbokucho, 1336–1392

Joseon Dynasty, 1392–1910 Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644 Muromachi, 1392–1573
1500 c.e. Momoyama, 1573–1615

Qing Dynasty, 1644–1911 Edo, 1615–1868

Meiji, 1868–1912

1900 c.e. Japanese Colonial Period, 1910–45 Republic Period, 1912–49 Taisho, 1912–26
The Republic of Korea (South Korea), The People’s Republic, Showa, 1926–89
1948–present 1949–present
The Democratic People’s Republic Heisei, 1989–present
of Korea (North Korea), 1948–present

opposite: Map of Korea showing the principal kiln sites producing buncheong in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
The modern names of the provinces and the chief cities are given for the reader’s convenience.

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