Pathways to Korean culture paintings of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910
Introducing the major works and currents of Joseon painting, Pathways to Korean Culture explores the various social, cultural and political perspectives of this dynamic, dynastic era (1392-1910), uncovering the fascinating history of more than 500 years of Korean art and visual culture. In this book...
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London, UK
Reaktion Books
2014
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part one: The early Joseon Dynasty: neo-Confucian ideals and strategies of reclusion. Chinese antiquity as an ideal of paradise
- Court traditions and literati styles
- Women as artists and patrons
- Strategies of reclusion
- Escapism and diplomatic exchange: Kim Myeongguk and Han Sigak
- Part two: Native themes versus foreign style. The Korean reception of the 'southern school of painting'
- Between old and new: Yun Duseo and Jo Yeongseok
- The question of 'true scenery': Jeong Seon
- Facets of literati art: Sim Sajeong and Gang Sehwang
- Individualist and eccentric: Yi Insang and Choe Buk
- Orthodoxy and revival: from Kim Jeonghui to An Jungsik
- Part three: Documentation, decoration and display: from court painting to folk art. Painting production at court
- The case of Kim Hongdo
- Court painting and Minhwa.