Korea · Early Joseon (15th–16th c.)
분청사기
Buncheong Sagi · Buncheong Ware
Earthy stoneware decorated with white slip brushwork, valued for its spontaneous freedom.
In Practice
The palette, applied.
Three mock compositions built only from the colors above — a designer’s proof that cultural palettes translate into production surfaces.
Editorial · Poster
Slip White grounds the field while Wood Ash carries the display voice — a pairing built for titling weight.
Product · Packaging
Wood Ash takes the front face; Kiln Smoke returns as a narrow band — a tested retail hierarchy.
Digital · Interface
Slip White canvas, Iron Brush type, Wood Ash call-to-action — WCAG-legible contrast without leaving the palette.
Give your design a meaningful narrative — not just a color, but the reason it belongs.
The colors
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분장백토
Bunjang Baekto · Slip White
White slip brushed over grey stoneware as buncheong's defining surface.
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회청사기
Hoecheong Sagi · Stoneware Grey
Grey-brown body clay fired at high temperatures in climbing kilns.
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철화
Cheolhwa · Iron Brush
Iron-oxide pigment painted in loose fish and lotus motifs.
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재유
Jaeyu · Wood Ash
Warm ochre from natural wood-ash glaze flashes.
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연기색
Yeongisaek · Kiln Smoke
Dark reduction-firing tone where oxygen starvation deepens greys.