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Treasures from Korea : arts and culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910 / edited by Hyunsoo Woo ; essays by Insoo Cho ... [et al.] ; chronology by Rose E. Lee.

Contributor(s): Woo, Hyunsoo [editor of compilation,, contributor.] | Cho, In-su [contributor.] | Moon, Dongsoo [contributor.] | Lee, Rose | Philadelphia Museum of Art [host institution.] | Los Angeles County Museum of Art [host institution.] | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston [host institution.]
Copyright date: ©2014Description: xv, 332 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780300204124 (Yale); 0300204124 (Yale); 9780876332481 (PMA); 0876332483 (PMA)Subject(s): 1392 - 1910 | Art, Korean -- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910 -- Exhibitions | Korea (South) -- Antiquities -- Exhibitions | Korea (South) -- History -- ExhibitionsGenre/Form: Exhibition catalogs. | History.DDC classification: 709.519 LOC classification: N7363.4 | .T74 2014
Contents:
Confucianism and the Art of the Joseon Dynasty / Insoo Cho -- Joseon: A Dynasty Founded on the Confucian Classics / Hongkyung Kim -- Screen Paintings of the Joseon Court / Hyunsoo Woo -- Ceramics and Ritual Vessels of the Royal Household / So-hyun Kwon -- The Collection and Appreciation of Scholarly Accoutrements and Sarangbang Culture in the Joseon Dynasty / Woollim Kim -- Buddhism and Art in the Joseon Royal House: Buddhist Sculpture and Painting / Unsok Song -- The Reception of a New Culture and Establishment of a New Visual System in Korea's Modern Era / Dongsoo Moon -- Catalogue. The King and His Court ; Joseon Society ; Ancestral Rituals and Confucian Values ; Continuity and Change in Joseon Buddhism ; Joseon in Modern Times.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, March 2 - May 26, 2014; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 29 - September 28, 2014; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 2, 2014 - January 11, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-331).

Confucianism and the Art of the Joseon Dynasty / Insoo Cho -- Joseon: A Dynasty Founded on the Confucian Classics / Hongkyung Kim -- Screen Paintings of the Joseon Court / Hyunsoo Woo -- Ceramics and Ritual Vessels of the Royal Household / So-hyun Kwon -- The Collection and Appreciation of Scholarly Accoutrements and Sarangbang Culture in the Joseon Dynasty / Woollim Kim -- Buddhism and Art in the Joseon Royal House: Buddhist Sculpture and Painting / Unsok Song -- The Reception of a New Culture and Establishment of a New Visual System in Korea's Modern Era / Dongsoo Moon -- Catalogue. The King and His Court ; Joseon Society ; Ancestral Rituals and Confucian Values ; Continuity and Change in Joseon Buddhism ; Joseon in Modern Times.