Goryeo Celadon Inlay

Incise crane, cloud and chrysanthemum motifs into a green celadon vessel, fill them with white and black slip, and judge the glaze in the kiln for the famous kingfisher-jade colour.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of South Korea, North Korea.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Japan and Korea.