Among his sources of inspiration is traditional Korean pottery.

Korean pottery advanced with the introduction of the potters wheel and climbing kiln firing.

"And Korean pottery is very hot," he says.

Goryeo ware refers to all types of Korean pottery and porcelains produced during the Goryeo dynasty.

Gangjin county is known as a center for the production of celadon, traditional Korean pottery.

It is because of these individuals that many fine examples of Korean pottery have managed to survive to the present day.

What follows is an exhibition that provides numerous examples for the study of Korean pottery, representing all the major periods in Korean history.

But what gets overlooked is the part that Korean pottery played.

A glaze of this color is commonly used in Chinese and Korean pottery.

Korean pottery has had a continuous tradition since simple earthenware from about 8000 BCE.