Goryeo celadon reaches its zenith

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Korean potters of the Goryeo dynasty perfected the jade-green celadon glaze that even Chinese connoisseurs themselves reluctantly admitted surpassed their own finest wares. Inlaid with cranes, clouds, and willows using the unique sanggam technique found nowhere else in the ceramic world, these pieces remain among the most coveted and celebrated objects in the entire history of East Asian art.