Korean Ceramics Book

Korean bronze age pottery tends to be undecorated walls are thicker and there is a greater variety of shapes typically steamers bowls with pedestals and jars with handles.

Korean ceramics book.

It gives a behind the scenes view of how influenced the japanese were by korean ceramics. This is one of the best books on korean ceramics in english. In the early stoneware riutual vessels used in korea and japan were very similar due to a shared culture. Korean pottery may not be ornate nor is it imposing in size but it is distinguished by its infinite embrace of nature.

Influenced by chinese ceramics korean pottery developed a distinct style of its own with its own shapes such as the moon jar or maebyeong version of the chinese meiping vase and later styles of painted decoration. The book is written from the viewpoint of the different worlds korea experienced from pre history to the present day with the changing needs for and utility of the ceramics themselves. Korea boasts a ceramics history that dates back 10 000 years. Book is a little bit on the small side and generally leaves out the early history of korean ceramics beginning only in the koryo period except for one or two examples.

Korean ceramic trends had an influence on japanese pottery and porcelain. It does however cover contemporary korean ceramic artists. Very charming story of how a japanese collector came to love korean ceramics.