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Korean ceramics / Kang Kyung-sook ; [translator Cho Yoon-jung].
LIBRA - Fisher Fine Arts NK4168.6.A1 K3513 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kang, Kyŏng-suk, 1940-
- Series:
- Korean culture series
- Korean culture series ; 12
- Standardized Title:
- Hanʼguk tojasa. English
- Hanت1/4guk tojasa.
- Language:
- English
- Korean
- Subjects (All):
- Handicraft.
- Korea (South).
- Pottery, Korean.
- Porcelain, Korean.
- Handicraft--Korea (South).
- Physical Description:
- 232 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Seoul, Korea : Korea Foundation, [2008]
- Language Note:
- Translated from Korean.
- Summary:
- Korea boasts a ceramics history that dates back 10,000 years. It is distinguished by its infinite embrace of nature. Through a continued mutual exchange with China, Korea developed a ceramics style that captured the Korean spirit. The uniqueness of Korean ceramics stems from the austere humility of the earthenware, the jade-green color of Goryeo celadon, the wit of Joseon buncheong ware and the refined beauty of Joseon white porcelain.
- Contents:
- Introduction to Korean ceramics
- The beautiful art of shaping vessels from the earth: prehistoric earthenware
- Toward an ideal world: earthenware of the Three Kingdoms period
- Embodying the wisdom of life: unified silla earthenware
- The elegance and beauty of jade-green: Goryeo celadon
- An abundance of wit and the refinement of white: Joseon ceramics
- Nest of fermentation: Onggi.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-228) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9788986090307
- 8986090309
- OCLC:
- 318995416
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