Yeoju ceramics
A ceramics centre in Gyeonggi Province with about 600 kilns around Ogeum-ri and Hyeonam-ri, according to the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, which also describes the local kaolin as the country's best raw material.
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Forms, use and context#
Yeoju has held a ceramics festival since 1990, and its onggi and porcelain makers carry provincial heritage designations.
Body#
The encyclopedia states that the kaolin mine at Ogeum-ri gives the best-quality ceramic raw material in the country; this is the encyclopedia's assessment, not a test result.1
Typical objects#
Not yet verified: no source read names Yeoju tea wares
Kiln sites#
| Site | Period | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ogeum-ri and Hyeonam-ri | modern | 1 |
Heritage listings#
2002
Gyeonggi Province folk heritage1
- Site
- Ipo-ri onggi kiln
2013
Gyeonggi Province intangible heritage1
- Item
- onggijang, Ipo-ri
2005
Gyeonggi Province intangible heritage1
- Item
- sagijang (white porcelain), Ogeum-ri
Not yet verified: confirm list and holder status on the Gyeonggi or Korea Heritage Service record; holders are not named here (living-person rule).
Other recorded fields#
- Events
- Name: Yeoju Ceramic Festival (여주도자기축제) Since: 1990 Note: Two weeks each April–May at Silleuksa and the pottery village.2
Sources#
Status and editorial notes draft
Sources are listed below. Their presence does not certify every claim; source-specific interpretations and unresolved questions are identified in the text. This page has not received independent expert approval.
- confirm list and holder status on the Gyeonggi or Korea Heritage Service record; holders are not named here (living-person rule).
- no source read names Yeoju tea wares
- Draft written 2026-11-02 from the sources listed, each read on that date (Korean-language pages through the web-fetch tool). Korea Heritage Service records (heritage.go.kr, khs.go.kr) refused every cloud fetch, so designation numbers come from encyclopedia captions or city pages and stay Not yet verified until a Mac pass reads the official record. McCune-Reischauer forms were added by rule and need a native check. Korean is not one of the site's six languages: names.ko is a name only, no Korean prose.
- Not yet verified: Draft written 2026-11-02 from the sources listed, each read on that date (Korean-language pages through the web-fetch tool). Korea Heritage Service records (heritage.go.kr, khs.go.kr) refused every cloud fetch, so designation numbers come from encyclopedia captions or city pages and stay Not yet verified until a Mac pass reads the official record. McCune-Reischauer forms were added by rule and need a native check. Korean is not one of the site's six languages: names.ko is a name only, no Korean prose.