This room recreates the discovery of Goryeo celadon wares lying buried deep in the mud of the seabed in front of Biando Island, and screens a video of the relics as they were brought up to the surface of the sea. During the construction of the Saemangeum seawall in 2002 and 2003, about 3,000 relics were discovered and brought to land by the National Maritime Museum, which is now known as the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage. These relics are thought to have been produced in Jinseo-ri and Yucheon-ri in Buan, and to have played an important role in identifying the existence of Buan celadon and also its production, consumption and transportation by sea. Let’s try to imagine a scene in which a ship loaded with celadon wares was wrecked during a storm while sailing to Gaegyeong about 800 years ago, sending the celadons to the bottom of the sea, where they remained buried deep in the muddy seabed for many centuries.

Interestingly, although they remained buried in salty mud for over 800 years, they did not decay, and were found with their color and condition perfectly preserved.