▁cel ad on , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁and ▁ 1 6 th ▁centuries ▁that ▁white ▁por cel ain ▁was ▁recognized ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁art istic ▁value . ▁Among ▁the ▁most ▁pri zed ▁of ▁Korean ▁cer am ics ▁are ▁large ▁white ▁j ars . ▁Their ▁shape ▁is ▁symbol ic ▁of ▁the ▁moon ▁and ▁their ▁color ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁ide als ▁of ▁pur ity ▁and ▁mod esty ▁of ▁Conf u cian ism . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁b ureau ▁that ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁me als ▁and ▁court ▁ban qu ets ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁strictly ▁controlled ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁white ▁por cel ain . ▁ ▁Blue ▁and ▁white ▁por cel ain ▁artifact s ▁decor ating ▁white ▁por cel ain ▁with ▁paint ings ▁and ▁designs ▁in ▁under g la ze ▁by ▁using ▁natural ▁c ob alt ▁p ig ment ▁are ▁another ▁example ▁of ▁popular ▁war es ▁of ▁the ▁Jose on ▁period . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁items ▁were ▁created ▁by ▁court ▁pain ters ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁royal ▁family . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁popular ▁style ▁of ▁landscape ▁paint ings ▁is ▁mirror ed ▁in ▁the ▁decor ation ▁of ▁cer am ics . ▁Initial ly ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁at ▁the ▁J ing de z hen ▁kil ns ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 4 th ▁century , ▁Jose on ▁began ▁to ▁produce ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁por cel ain ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁under ▁Chinese ▁influence . ▁The ▁first ▁c ob alt ▁imported ▁from ▁China ▁was ▁used