The study of Chinese ceramics excavated in remains of the Three Kingdoms play an important role in cross-dating of East Asian archaeology. However, the studies have been done from the perspective of simple comparison of their shapes with wares excavated in China, historic exchange system rather than formal studies based on specific analyzing of each figure.
Focusing on such problems, this study tried to figure out the typological changes and ages of chicken-spout ewers and jars with a dish-like mouth by analyzing properties of chinese relics found in the year-recorded tombs in southeastern China.
Collecting the data of two kinds of chinese ceramics mentioned above, I analyzed the types of body neck, ears on their shoulder, handle, the ratio of body and subdivided them. Based on this, the types were identified and the phases were classified by using the point of the change in the formative properties. Chicken-Spout ewers can be divided into four phases: ①3c 3/4~4c 1/4, ②4c 2/4~4c 3/4, ③4c 4/4~5c 1/4. ④post-5c 2/4. And jars with a Dish-Like mouth can be divided into three phases: ①3c 4/4~4c 1/4, ②4c 2/4~4c 4/4, ③post-5c 1/4. The detection of this time period of change is in line with the time of dynastic change in China and as the central region moved, it also influenced the cultural elements of the time and is interpreted as a phenomenon projected on archeaological relics. Both types of ceramics excavated in remains of Three Kingdoms are not in the earliest phases and appear in second phases. The second phase of Chicken-Spout ewers include the relics from JYM no.3319, Seoul Seokchon-dong stone-lined tomb no.2, Hanam Gamildong tomb no.11 in point 1-③, and the third phase include Hanam Gamil-dong tomb no.1 in point 2-⑤, Gongju Suchon-ri tomb no.4 in point Ⅱ, Cheoan Yongwon-ri tomb no.9. The fourth phase, which is the latest, include the celadon from Namwon Wolsan-ri M5. The second phase of jars with Dish-Like mouth include the ceramics from Gyeongju Northern mound of Hwangnam Daechong, JYM no. 3319, Ji’an Gungnae-seong, and the third phase include Gongju Suchon-ri tomb no.4 in point Ⅱ, Osan Sucheong-dong tomb no.25, Gochang Bongdeok-ri tomb no.4 in mound no.1, the tomb of king Muryeong.
Such typological study of the chicken-spout ewers and jars with Dish-Like mouth excavated in the remains of Three Kingdoms is important in that the age of the goods plays a decisive role in determining the age of the site. Also, it is meaningful in that the typological study serves an archaeological clue to identify the complicated political and cultural exchange patterns of 4th to 5th century.