Word: koryo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...from China, flourished in the arts, creating prototypes of figures in gold and bronze that were later imitated by Japanese craftsmen. But it was in ceramics that Korea led the Oriental world. Even Chinese connoisseurs of the Sung dynasty praised the artistry and craft of Korean potters of the Koryo dynasty (A.D. 918-1392), proclaiming: "The secret color of Koryo is first under Heaven...