Korean ceramicsKorean ceramics

by jacqui

History

• Korean ceramics mainly started from The Three Kingdoms of Korea (eras) named Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje.

• In the Silla era, works or ceramics were very simple.

Examples

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glazes

• A special type of glaze called Celadon glaze was used.

• Celadon is pale green-blue.• This glaze makes the ceramic work

multicolored after a process of complicated and hard ways of carving.

• Used on porcelain or white stoneware clay.

Sources

“Celadon”-WikipediaURL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celadon

“Korean pottery and porcelain”-Wikipedia,URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_pottery_and_porcelain

“Korean Ceramics from the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka”-The Metropolitan Museum of Art

URL: http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={83B5CA16-AD4E-11D3-936B-00902786BF44}

“Korean Art”-Freer and Sackler GalleriesURL: http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/koreanHome.htm