The arts of Korea - painting, screens, furniture, ceramics, lacquerware, and sculpture - entered a latterday golden age in the 18th century. This book, and the exhibition organized by The Asia Society Galleries that it documents, illuminate three key aspects of 18th century Korean art: the royal arts, emblematic of the authority and ceremonial dignity of the king; arts of leisure and self-cultivation, patronized by an emerging class of wealthy professionals and artist-craftsmen; and religious art, which included Confucian, ...
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The arts of Korea - painting, screens, furniture, ceramics, lacquerware, and sculpture - entered a latterday golden age in the 18th century. This book, and the exhibition organized by The Asia Society Galleries that it documents, illuminate three key aspects of 18th century Korean art: the royal arts, emblematic of the authority and ceremonial dignity of the king; arts of leisure and self-cultivation, patronized by an emerging class of wealthy professionals and artist-craftsmen; and religious art, which included Confucian, shamanic, and Buddhist lineages.
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Add this copy of Korean Arts of the Eighteenth Century: Splendor and to cart. $25.21, good condition, Sold by Blue Vase Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Interlochen, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Weatherhill.
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NF/NF. Forest green cloth; color pictorial dj with mylar cover; 240 pp. with 2 bw and 161 color illustrations; . Includes an index of illustrations and map; published in conjunction with the exhibition held at The Asia Society Galleries; includes an introductory essay on the defining characteristics of Korean society; organized according to three themes: art for the royal family, art for the homes of the cultured elite, and art for religious institutions or practice. A beautiful book.
Add this copy of Korean Arts of the Eighteenth Century: Splendor and to cart. $49.13, very good condition, Sold by Prior Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1993 by Weatherhill.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x1x12; Green hardback; firm and square with strong hinges, not showing any snags or splits; complete with original dustjacket, which is very tidy with no tears or chips, just mildly faded and edge-worn; contents sound, clean and tight with no pen marks and no loose pages. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. A better than very good copy.
Add this copy of Korean Arts of the Eighteenth Century: Splendor and to cart. $63.49, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Weatherhill.
Add this copy of Korean Arts of the Eighteenth Century: Splendor and to cart. $125.87, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Weatherhill.
