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■ Goryeo celadon. Have you ever seen the color of the beryl color? What color is the beryl color? We all know about Goryeo celadon. And we know that Goryeo celadon had a beryl color and that its mysterious color made it the best in the world. However, if you ask people who have seen Goryeo celadon at the National Museum what color the beryl color is, no one can answer right away. It is not blue, nor green, nor blue, nor indigo, but beryl color. A color that countless potters in this land have tried to find but have not been able to find. Do you know the color of the beryl color? ■ The man of fire, Haegyeom Kim Hae-ik. Haegyeom Kim Hae-ik. He first fired Silla pottery. And he has been searching for the fire of celadon for 20 years. He is stubborn. He is inflexible. When it comes to kiln fire, he is a diehard fan. He was born as the second son of a family that fired earthenware, pottery, and celadon for five generations, including his father, who tried to reproduce celadon but failed, and his father's father, and his ancestors. He, who was looking for clay and glaze for celadon, now thinks that fire creates celadon. Can he do what his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather could not do? ■ Celadon is not baked, but cooked. His father left behind a single word. Do not touch the fire. Wait for the fire. The 19-day journey of burning pine firewood equivalent to four to five 5-ton trucks begins. His kiln is different from those of other potters. It is an 8-meter-tall kiln without a window on the side of the kiln. There should be a window on the side of the kiln to put in the firewood and spread the fire evenly. However, this is difficult in a kiln. So he waits for the fire and divides it into several branches. On the 19th day, the 8-meter-tall kiln becomes a ball of fire. He says. Celadon is not baked, but cooked. ※ This video is [Documentary Empathy - The Last Fireman Dreams of Celadon] that aired on August 16, 2012. #Goryeo Celadon #Ceramics #Fire