The Korean Pottery

From 10,000 to 6,000 years ago, the mankind started to make a earthenware and use them. In Korea, they have used earthen ware from 7,000~8,000 years ago-the New Stone Age.


From the earlier times, they have made pottery firing temperature at 1,100 degrees, and some countries- Korea ,China and Vietnam can make pottery in firing temperature at 1,300 degrees. Especially Korea and China have produced originality and beautiful pottery. In the 9th century in Silla times, they have had great opportunity of trade with China and accepted manufacturing technology of Celadon. The celadon that hasstarted made in the unity Silla times and developed.

The Korean pottery , by base of good natural disposition, has clear and characteristic, the shape is healthy and live. The Korean potters lived in deep recesses of mountains and content to be part of nature, one with nature. They find the beauty in simple colors and liberal molding . They accomplished characteristic pottery arts in this beauty.