Korean Ceramics

Korean Ceramics
Author: Robert Koehler
Publisher: Seoul Selection
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2015-09-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1624120466

The most well-known Korean ceramics are the celadon of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) and the white porcelain of the ensuing Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). [...] The celadons of Goryeo, their grace and color tinged with feminine beauty, symbolized an aristocratic Buddhist culture, while the white porcelains from the Joseon period are thought to typify the bureaucratic and scholarly Confucian society and were essentially masculine in tone, vigorous and orderly. [...] Korea's traditional ceramic wares serve as a barometer for understanding Korean culture in that they most accurately reflect Korean aesthetics and the Korean worldview.

Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art

Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art
Author: Soyoung Lee
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2011
Genre: Ceramics
ISBN: 1588394212

Bold, sophisticated, engaging, and startlingly modern, Buncheong ceramics emerged as a distinct Korean art form in the 15th and 16th centuries, only to be eclipsed on its native ground for more than 400 years by the overwhelming demand for porcelain. Elements from the Buncheong idiom were later revived in Japan, where its spare yet sensual aesthetic was much admired and where descendants of Korean potters lived and worked. This innovative study features 60 masterpieces from the renowned Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, as well as objects from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and presents current scholarship on Buncheong's history, manufacture, use, and overall significance. The book illustrates why this historical art form continues to resonate with Korean and Japanese ceramists working today and with contemporary viewers worldwide.

Korean Art from the Gompertz and Other Collections in the Fitzwilliam Museum

Korean Art from the Gompertz and Other Collections in the Fitzwilliam Museum
Author: Yong-i Yun
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780521835923

Including a representative range of ceramics from the fifth to the twentieth century and items in various other materials, the collection of Korean art in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, is one of the finest outside of the Far East. Although Korea's ceramics equal China's in quality and technique, they are far less known. Compiled by Yun Yong-i and edited by Regina Krahl, this richly illustrated catalog provides detailed information on each object, as well as background studies on Korean culture and ceramic technology.

Pottery

Pottery
Author: Sunhwa Rha
Publisher: Ewha Womans University Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2006
Genre: Clay industries
ISBN: 9788973006823

Pottery has the longest and strongest tradition in Korean ceramics, continuing from prehistoric times to the present. But it has not been given the attention it deserves because the history of Korean ceramics is focused on porcelain. This book takes a close look at pottery, the most commonly used type of vessel in the everyday life of Koreans, dividing it into two major categories: unglazed pottery, from comb-patterned earthenware to modern day puredok and glazed pottery, from the wares of Gurim-ri kiln to onggi. It shows that Korean pottery vessels, though rather overlooked in history, have a simple beauty that makes them valuable works of art.

Precious beyond Measure

Precious beyond Measure
Author: Beth McKillop
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2024-07-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1789148987

An illustrated history of Korean ceramics from ancient origins to today. This book is a captivating, richly illustrated history of fired clay in Korea, spanning ancient times to the present day. Drawing on the latest research, this book features a wide range of examples from archaeological sites and museums. In addition, it offers a rare glimpse into the world of modern North Korean ceramics. The authors devote substantial chapters to the refined celadons of the Goryeo and porcelains of the Joseon dynasties (tenth to twentieth centuries), as well as an array of blue-and-white vessels. Merging maritime archaeology, textual evidence, and kiln excavation reports, this overview reveals a remarkable and enduring ceramic tradition in Korea.

Korean Ceramics

Korean Ceramics
Author: 姜敬淑
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2008
Genre: Handicraft
ISBN:

Korea boasts a ceramics history that dates back 10,000 years. It is distinguished by its infinite embrace of nature. Through a continued mutual exchange with China, Korea developed a ceramics style that captured the Korean spirit. The uniqueness of Korean ceramics stems from the austere humility of the earthenware, the jade-green color of Goryeo celadon, the wit of Joseon buncheong ware and the refined beauty of Joseon white porcelain.

The Radiance of Jade and the Clarity of Water

The Radiance of Jade and the Clarity of Water
Author: Ikutarō Itoh
Publisher: Hudson Hills Press
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1991
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

289 colorplates, individual essays on 114 masterpieces from the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, Japan.