Cho Ki-Jung (June 22, 1939 – December 20, 2007) was a South Korean
potter
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who was designated as
living treasure
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by the
Gwangju Metropolitan Government in 1986 for his achievement to revive
Goryeo celadon
Goryeo ware (, also known as ''Goryeo cheong-ja'') refers to all types of Korean pottery and porcelain produced during the Goryeo dynasty, from 918 to 1392, but most often refers to celadon (greenware).
Celadon techniques were first introduced fr ...
.
Style and nature of his work
He works in traditional styles. He rediscovered how to produce blue
celadon
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s of the quality of
Goryeo
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times.
See also
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List of Korean ceramic artists and sculptors
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The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 ...
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External links
*http://www.antiquealive.com/masters/m16/master16_view3.html (tells of his search to recreate blue celadon)
South Korean ceramists
South Korean potters
1939 births
2007 deaths
20th-century ceramists
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