Books

Korea’s Pottery Society Vol. II. Seoul International Publishing House, 1990: A complete text devoted primarily to the celadon pottery of the Koryo period with many great pictures.

Korean Celadon. G. St. G. M. Gompertz, 1963: The definitive text on the history and character of Koryo Korean celadon.

Korean Cultural Customs Frequency I Great Arts. The Korea Foundation, 1994: This is an excellent book with lots of large color pictures depicting Korean fine arts including painting, handicrafts, architecture, and of course, celadon.

Korean Arts of the Eighteenth 100 years: Grandeur & Ease. The Asia Society Galleries, 1993: Contains much information about the evolution of Korean painting, famous painters, and Chinese influence.

Korean Arts Volume A couple of Ceramics. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea, 1961: A somewhat dated, but detailed text of the developments of Korean pottery with many poorly reproduced pictures.

The ability of Burma, Korea, Tibet. Alexander become a sugar baby Seattle Washington B. Griswold et al. 1964: Contains a detailed history of Korean art, culture, history, etc.

The world of Korean Ceramics. Jon Carter Covell and Alan Carter Covell, 1986: Dae-Won-Sa., Honolulu, Hawaii: A more contemporary work emphasizing the impact of the Japanese occupation on, and the modern re-birth of, the Korean celadon culture.

Korea: Artwork and you can Archaeology . es & Hudson Inc., New York: Fairly detailed work stressing the archaeological side of old Korean art. Has some interesting bits in the back showing the molecular make-up of inlay slip used in celadon.

Korean Art and you may Build. Beth McKillop, 1992: University Press, Cambridge: A good general overview of the whole range of Korean arts from clothing to furniture with lots of beautiful photos.

Just one Shard. Linda Sue Park, 2001: Clarion Books., New York: A work of fiction, written for youths, but nevertheless, an enthralling work showing what it may have been like to be a potter’s apprentice during the Koryo Dynasty.

Brand new National Museum away from Korea has a great display of authentic Koryo Dynasty celadon, white porcelain, and Bun-cheong (brown porcelain) pottery. To see the collection click here , then click on “Artifacts Search” on the right side of the top menu. A categories page will appear. Select the second category on the menu, “Material”, then “Ceramics”. From there you may select the type of works you would like to see; we recommend their “Celadon”, “Buncheong ware”, and “Blue and White Porcelain” collections. The museum’s collection will appear as thumbnails at the bottom of the page. Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.

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Ho-Have always been Artwork Museum has a nice collection of Koryo celadon, earthenware, Bun-cheong (brown porcelain), and white porcelain. To go to the English home page click here . To go to the celadon section, click here , then click on “celadon” under the ceramics menu. They have nine galleries of historic Korean celadon in addition to Earthenware, Bun-cheong ware, and white porcelain. The Ho-Am Art Museum in Korea has recently added a “Virtual Tour” section to there website which allows one to take a tour of the museum via the web from anywhere in the world. To take the tour, click on the link below: Virtual Tour and you will be taken to the virtual tour. A pop-up may appear asking you to install a plug-in (a small program that lets you view the tour). Should it not appear and the tour does not start (the picture on the screen starts panning), you may click on the small “Plug-in download” button on the lower-left of the screen to download it and start the tour. The virtual tour instructions are in Korean but are: