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The artistic legacy of Korea is distinctive, yet intimately linked with that of China and Japan. Korean artists modified Chinese traditions to accord with a native preference for simplicity, purity of line and spontaneity. During the imperial rule of the Koryo dynasty (918-1392), Korean kilns produced some of its finest ceramics. China's light-green celedon ware, for example, provided the foundation for Korea's innovative inlaid celadon ceramics.

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