Tucked away in Gyeonggi Province s southeastern corner (about a 90-minute drive from Seoul) is the city of Icheon. It had been the center of the royal household’s potters for centuries. The famed kilns of Icheon were in their golden era during the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom. Still, the abundance of the right kind of clay, plenty of pine trees to fuel the kilns and the right climate for the best results were much sought after earlier during the 918-1392 Goryeo Kingdom and perhaps even earlier.