For more than 1000 years Gangjin, Korea has been producing chungja or celadon. In summer 2008, Gangjin held a series of exhibits throughout the United States. This slide show introduces you to Gangjin and the work represented in those exhibits.
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At our 2008 workshop in St. Louis we were approached by CulturalSurfer.Com for an interview about the Gangjin celadon that was on display at the 3rd Degree Glass Factory in celebration of Gangjin’s millennium years. This is a connection to that interview.
Look under “Art Various” use the scroll on the right to find “Korean Celadon”.
To introduce this and our other new web sites we are offering the book The World of Korean Ceramics by Jon Carter Covell and Alan Covell. The book, published in 1986 is the most comprehensive book on the history of Korean Ceramics available in English. Richly illustrated with 185 color plates, it provides insights into Korean ceramics not found anywhere else in English. It is out of print but a very limited number of copies have been made available to us by the co-author Alan Covell. Each
book is personally signed by him.
Our copies are limited to one per customer and to ceramic artists, collectors or art teachers who want the book for educational or research purposes. It is not available to speculators for resale. Tell us why you want this book.
Our price for this signed rare book is only $39.50 - the original publication price - including shipping in the continental USA. A limited number of books are available so don’t be disappointed if they are all gone.
Alan’s mother, Jon, was a friend. Her passing was a great loss to those of us who knew her and to the English speaking world interested in information on Korean and Japanese arts and culture. We highly recommend her and her son’s many other books. Some can be found at Hollym Books. (see our links)
