In grand style : celebrations in Korean art during the Joseon dynasty
Texte imprimé
- Auteurs : Han Hyonjeong Kim ; Kim Kumja Paik ; Kim Moon-sik ; Yoo Jaebin ;
- Editeurs : San Francisco Asian Art Museum ;
- Date d'édition : Cop. 2013
- ISBN : 978-0-939117-67-3, 0-939117-67-3
- Sujets : Art -- Expositions -- Corée 1392-1910 (Époque des Li), Corée -- Antiquités -- Expositions -- 1392-1910 (Époque des Li), Corée
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xix-239 p.), : Ill. en noir et en coul., carte, couv. ill. en coul., 24 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Publié à l'occasion de l'exposition : 'In grand style : celebrations in Korean art during the Joseon dynasty', présentée à l'Asian Art Museum-Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, du 25 octobre 2013 au 12 janvier 2014 ; Bibliogr. p. 220-239
Résumé
In Korea, life milestones have traditionally been celebrated with festivals and feasts. Such celebrations helped to define and honor an individual's identity. Based on a 2009 exhibition at the National Museum of Korea, the exhibition at the Asian Art Museum that this book documents incorporates new findings and researches. Co-organized by the Asian and the NMK, the show--which opens in San Francisco in October 2013--presents rare and exquisite objects drawn from some ten museums in Korea. Highlights include a ten-panel folding screen of Celebrations on the Crown Prince's Birth from 1874, a portrait of Emperor Gojong from 1897, a Royal Procession to the Royal Tomb at Hwaseong from 1795, and kings' thrones and palanquins. The book documents Korea's taste for splendor and grandeur. It explores the meaning and obligations of kingship, the elite culture of the court and the upper class during the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), and the complex roles of women in organizing and presenting elaborate celebrations, in the grandest of styles