Koryo Celadon

1979
25m

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Koryo Celadon remains one of the high points of world art. This Korean pottery style, which was at its peak in the 12th Century A.D., and called by the Chinese "one of the ten most wonderful... Read allKoryo Celadon remains one of the high points of world art. This Korean pottery style, which was at its peak in the 12th Century A.D., and called by the Chinese "one of the ten most wonderful things in the world," was a truly major achievement in the field of ceramics. Its most im... Read allKoryo Celadon remains one of the high points of world art. This Korean pottery style, which was at its peak in the 12th Century A.D., and called by the Chinese "one of the ten most wonderful things in the world," was a truly major achievement in the field of ceramics. Its most important element was its delicate green glaze, a secret formula now lost. As simple and ele... Read all

Director
- Paul Raimondi
Writer
- James R. Messenger

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Director
- Paul Raimondi
Writer
- James R. Messenger

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10/10

the art of pottery on a now divided peninsula

Paul Raimondi's Academy Award-nominated "Koryo Celadon" looks at Korean pottery. Obviously this is only a glimpse at the topic, but the viewer gets the idea that this is an involved process, requiring a lot of discipline. The word Koryo - and the name Korea - comes from the Goryeo Dynasty, which ruled the peninsula from 918 to 1392. I'm sure that there are people who devote their lives to studying the history of Korean pottery, but for the time being I'll have to take this documentary as the main source of information (along with what I've read about Korea's history).

Worth seeing. Available on YouTube.