page_title: Goryeo ware
section_title: Early celadon
hierarchical_section_title: Goryeo ware / Goryeo celadon / History / Early celadon
caption_attribution_description: English: It is the only celadon of the Goryeo era that was found which the production age, purpose, and maker are recorded together.
context_page_description: Goryeo ware refers to all types of Korean pottery and porcelain produced during the Goryeo dynasty, from 918 to 1392, but most often refers to celadon.
  Celadon techniques were first introduced from China; Goryeo potters established a native style by the 12th century. One of these native styles is characterized by the sanggam technique, a way of inlaying that was unique to Goryeo celadon. The color of the celadon, called bisaek for 'green', was also highly admired. The industry arose and declined as the Goryeo dynasty developed. Many wares were produced at the Gangjin Kiln Sites in southwestern Korea.
  An artist of the post-war era who specialised in Goryeo ware was Living National Treasure Yu Geun-Hyeong. His work was documented in the short film Koryo Celadon in 1979. Many celadon pieces from Goryeo are listed as National Treasures of South Korea.
context_section_description: Pottery and celadon had been introduced into the Korean peninsula in the Three Kingdom age. Demand for higher quality porcelain increased as the Goryeo Dynasty emerged. With that and the development of tea culture and Buddhism, wares based on traditional and southern China (Song dynasty) porcelain began production in Goryeo .
  Most of the pottery made in this era are the kinds that are called haemurigup celadon and green celadon(low-grade)
caption: An example of celadon made when production technology was not fully developed, having introduced from China. The color is yellowish brown. It is the only celadon of the Goryeo era that was found for which the production age, purpose, and maker are recorded together.
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