In 918, he was driven away by Wang Geon, a local leader from Songak. Wang Geon changed the name of the country to Goryeo, announced that the country would inherit Goguryeo, and moved the capital to ...
The first celadon and other ceramics made at the start of the Goryeo Period were tea utensils, created to satisfy demand for another import from China. Interest in tea culture increased the demand ...
The exhibition "Sculpted Celadon of the Goryeo Dynasty" through March 3 highlights sanghyeong cheongja, or sculptural celadon modeled after natural forms, at the National Museum of Korea. This event ...
This image, provided by the National Museum of Korea, shows a piece of Goryeo celadon sculpture. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea announced ...
She's not one to count how many hours she spends re-creating Goryeo Buddhist paintings, because for her, it is a way of practicing Zen. But Ven. Hyedam, 63, who, for more than four decades ...