A Companion to Korean Art

A Companion to Korean Art
Author: J. P. Park
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 677
Release: 2020-06-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1118927001
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The only college-level publication on Korean art history written in English Korean pop culture has become an international phenomenon in the past few years. The popularity of the nation’s exports—movies, K-pop, fashion, television shows, lifestyle and cosmetics products, to name a few—has never been greater in Western society. Despite this heightened interest in contemporary Korean culture, scholarly Western publications on Korean visual arts are scarce and often outdated. A Companion to Korean Art is the first academically-researched anthology on the history of Korean art written in English. This unique anthology brings together essays by renowned scholars from Korea, the US, and Europe, presenting expert insights and exploring the most recent research in the field. Insightful chapters discuss Korean art and visual culture from early historical periods to the present. Subjects include the early paintings of Korea, Buddhist architecture, visual art of the late Chosŏn period, postwar Korean Art, South Korean cinema, and more. Several chapters explore the cultural exchange between the Korean peninsula, the Chinese mainland, and the Japanese archipelago, offering new perspectives on Chinese and Japanese art. The most comprehensive survey of the history of Korean art available, this book: Offers a comprehensive account of Korean visual culture through history, including contemporary developments and trends Presents two dozen articles and numerous high quality illustrations Discusses visual and material artifacts of Korean art kept in various archives and collections worldwide Provides theoretical and interpretive balance on the subject of Korean art Helps instructors and scholars of Asian art history incorporate Korean visual arts in their research and teaching The definitive and authoritative reference on the subject, A Companion to Korean Art is indispensable for scholars and academics working in areas of Asian visual arts, university students in Asian and Korean art courses, and general readers interested in the art, culture, and history of Korea.

Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art

Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art
Author: Soyoung Lee
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2011
Genre: Ceramics
ISBN: 1588394212
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Bold, sophisticated, engaging, and startlingly modern, Buncheong ceramics emerged as a distinct Korean art form in the 15th and 16th centuries, only to be eclipsed on its native ground for more than 400 years by the overwhelming demand for porcelain. Elements from the Buncheong idiom were later revived in Japan, where its spare yet sensual aesthetic was much admired and where descendants of Korean potters lived and worked. This innovative study features 60 masterpieces from the renowned Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, as well as objects from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and presents current scholarship on Buncheong's history, manufacture, use, and overall significance. The book illustrates why this historical art form continues to resonate with Korean and Japanese ceramists working today and with contemporary viewers worldwide.

Korean Ceramics

Korean Ceramics
Author: Robert Koehler
Publisher: Seoul Selection
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2015-09-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1624120466
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The most well-known Korean ceramics are the celadon of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) and the white porcelain of the ensuing Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). [...] The celadons of Goryeo, their grace and color tinged with feminine beauty, symbolized an aristocratic Buddhist culture, while the white porcelains from the Joseon period are thought to typify the bureaucratic and scholarly Confucian society and were essentially masculine in tone, vigorous and orderly. [...] Korea's traditional ceramic wares serve as a barometer for understanding Korean culture in that they most accurately reflect Korean aesthetics and the Korean worldview.

Pottery

Pottery
Author: Sunhwa Rha
Publisher: Ewha Womans University Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2006
Genre: Clay industries
ISBN: 9788973006823
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Pottery has the longest and strongest tradition in Korean ceramics, continuing from prehistoric times to the present. But it has not been given the attention it deserves because the history of Korean ceramics is focused on porcelain. This book takes a close look at pottery, the most commonly used type of vessel in the everyday life of Koreans, dividing it into two major categories: unglazed pottery, from comb-patterned earthenware to modern day puredok and glazed pottery, from the wares of Gurim-ri kiln to onggi. It shows that Korean pottery vessels, though rather overlooked in history, have a simple beauty that makes them valuable works of art.

Treasures from Korea

Treasures from Korea
Author: Insoo Cho
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780300204124
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The Joseon dynasty left a substantial legacy for modern Korea, influencing contemporary etiquette, cultural norms, and societal attitudes. This book intends to survey the artistic production of the world's longest-ruling Confucian dynasty, which reigned on the Korean peninsula from 1392 to 1910.

Kingdom of Beauty

Kingdom of Beauty
Author: Kim Brandt
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2007-07-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 0822389541
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A Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Kingdom of Beauty shows that the discovery of mingei (folk art) by Japanese intellectuals in the 1920s and 1930s was central to the complex process by which Japan became both a modern nation and an imperial world power. Kim Brandt’s account of the mingei movement locates its origins in colonial Korea, where middle-class Japanese artists and collectors discovered that imperialism offered them special opportunities to amass art objects and gain social, cultural, and even political influence. Later, mingei enthusiasts worked with (and against) other groups—such as state officials, fascist ideologues, rival folk art organizations, local artisans, newspaper and magazine editors, and department store managers—to promote their own vision of beautiful prosperity for Japan, Asia, and indeed the world. In tracing the history of mingei activism, Brandt considers not only Yanagi Muneyoshi, Hamada Shōji, Kawai Kanjirō, and other well-known leaders of the folk art movement but also the often overlooked networks of provincial intellectuals, craftspeople, marketers, and shoppers who were just as important to its success. The result of their collective efforts, she makes clear, was the transformation of a once-obscure category of pre-industrial rural artifacts into an icon of modern national style.

Classic Japanese Porcelain

Classic Japanese Porcelain
Author: Takeshi Nagatake
Publisher: Kodansha International
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2003
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9784770029522
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Imari and Kakiemon wares are produced in the Arita area of Kyushu, a focus ofomestic porcelain production since the 17th century. In addition to theophisticated potting techniques and cobalt/celadon underglaze decorationearned from Korea, Japanese potters learned Chinese overglaze enamelechniques and the brilliant porcelains of Kyushu appeared almost overnight.hese porcelains were shipped through the port of Imari, and hence becamenown by that name. Wares from the Kakiemon kilns are well known for theirright yet subtle red enamel, the delicate balance between decorated andhite areas, and the painstaking care directed to every step from refininghe clay to the enamel firing.;This book provides a visual overview of theistory, techniques and distinguishing features of both Imari and Kakiemonares.