ns, lacquer objects, pottery, and ritual jades. Most of these items however where said to be from China and this proved the close contacts between the two countries. The Great Silla period was the first and most interesting periods of Korean art. Things that where found during this period of time where openwork metal ornaments, jewelry, images and pendants, which where meant to word off evil spirits. Pottery was also very popular during this time period, and some forms of fired gray pottery have been found. Wars and invasions have destroyed some of the finest works of art during this period. The most important remains are the ruins of a temple at Pluguk-sa. In this temple all that remain are stone stairways, balustrade, pagodas, and two bronze sculptures with these you can only imagine its original beauty.Oriental art goes far back, it is the first form of sculpture and pottery, and is very distinct from other parts of the world. However many variations of Oriental art still exicst such as Chinese, Japanese and Asian....
