Talk:Goryeo ware

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Was highly "accepted"

In the lead there is the statement, "The color of the celadon, called bisaek for 'green', was also highly accepted." I cannot understand the intended meaning of "accepted" here, but perhaps it has some technical meaning. The phrase is scheduled to appear in the caption to the POTD on the main page tomorrow (30 Aug), so if it should be rephrased, it would be good to do it quickly. Thanks. Jmchutchinson (talk) 16:18, 29 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Changed to "admired" - I imagine some sense like "well received" was intended. Johnbod (talk) 16:45, 29 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Gold, silver, jewelry and/or bone pre-firing inlays? No.

Under the heading "Characteristics: Inlay technique", the first two sentences read thus: "For the inlay technique, several patterns are engraved on the surface of metal, clay, wood, etc. Other materials such as gold, silver, jewelry, bone are inserted in the same shape (emphasis added)." I'm not an expert on inlaid Korean ceramics (although I own a few, and have handled and seen dozens of other examples), but I believe this to be in error. I am unaware of gold or silver ever being inlaid in Goryeo-era ceramics. Jewelry is not a "material", but regardless, it certainly would not have been inlaid into a ceramic vessel before firing; the stones would likely crack and the mounts would melt (gold melts at 1,064 degrees celsius and silver at 962). And bone would largely evaporate during the process of being fired at 1,150 (cremation of human remains happens below 1,000). The inlay seen in Goryeo celadons is made of clay slips and glazes of contrasting colors. So this entire section is in error and should be revised. I would prefer it if someone who is an actual expert could do this, but if no one steps-up, I'll give it a shot. Bricology (talk) 02:24, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed "Other materials such as gold, silver, jewelry, bone are inserted in the same shape", but "the surface of metal, clay, wood, etc." looks dubious too. The account lower down in the listy section looks plausible.... The English throughout is pretty variable. Johnbod (talk) 03:23, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]