Cho Ki-Jung

This is a Korean name; the family name is Cho.

Cho Ki-Jung
Hangul	조기정
Hanja	曺基正[1]
Revised Romanization	Jo Gi-jeong
McCune–Reischauer	Cho Kijŏng

Cho Ki-Jung (June 22, 1939 – December 20, 2007) was a South Korean potter who was designated as living treasure by the Gwangju Metropolitan Government in 1986 for his achievement to revive Goryeo celadon.^[1]

Style and nature of his work

He works in traditional styles. He rediscovered how to produce blue celadons of the quality of Goryeo times.

See also

• List of Korean ceramic artists and sculptors
• List of people of Korean descent

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "조기정 曺基正 (1939.6.22 ~ 2007.12.20)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=837602&contentno=837602. Retrieved 2009-03-17. 

External links

• http://www.antiquealive.com/masters/m16/master16_view3.html (tells of his search to recreate blue celadon)

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Name	Cho, Ki-Jung
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Date of birth	June 22, 1939
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Date of death	December 20, 2007
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