Korean national treasures : 2000 years of art / edited by Yeonsoo Chee ; essays by Yeonsee Chee, Myounghee Jeong, Aeryung Lee, Soomi Lee, Sooyon Lee, and Sukyung Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chee, Yeonsoo, editor.

National Museum of Asian Art (Smithsonian Institution), host institution.

Art Institute of Chicago, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Korean--Exhibitions.

Art, Korean.

Art objects, Korean--Exhibitions.

Art objects, Korean.

Art, Korean--Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910--Exhibitions.

Buddhist art--Korea--Exhibitions.

Buddhist art.

Pottery--Korea--Exhibitions.

Pottery.

Pottery, Korean--Exhibitions.

Pottery, Korean.

Art, Korean--20th century--Exhibitions.

Physical Description:

239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 31 cm

Edition:

First edition

Distribution:

New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press

Other Title:

2000 years of art

Place of Publication:

[Chicago, Illinois] : The Art Institute of Chicago ; [2025]

Summary:

A journey through the world of Korean art, ranging from the first century BCE to the mid-twentieth century The 150 artworks showcased in this elegant book represent the vast and varied traditions and the extraordinary range of media encompassed in the Korean art world. The objects—which include paintings, sculptures, ceramics, books, and scrolls—have, with one exception, never been published or exhibited outside Korea, and over twenty of them have been designated as National Treasures under the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration. Serving as a comprehensive introduction to Korean art, the book includes essays by renowned experts in the United States and in Korea that explore key subjects, from secular Joseon-period paintings to Buddhist art, ceramics, and modern painting. The featured works are all part of the diverse Lee Kun-Hee Collection, one of the largest and most impressive private art collections ever assembled in Korea, which was donated to the state in 2021 in order to share with the public the depth and diversity of Korean artistic traditions. -- publisher.

Contents:

Timeline of Korea

The Lee Kun-hee family as collectors / Sukyung Lee

Catalogue: Select works

Ideals and self-expression: painting in the Joseon Dynasty / Soomi Lee

Catalogue: Joseon-Dynasty Paintings

Sacred images and texts: Buddhist art of Korea / Myounghee Jeong

Catalogue: Buddhist art

A millennium of tradition in Korean ceramics / Aeryung Lee

Catalogue: Ceramics

Joining the new world: modernity in Korean art / Yeonsoo Chee

Catalogue: Twentieth-century paintings

A celebration of modern and contemporary Korean art in the Lee Kun-hee collection / Sooyon Lee

Checklist.

Notes:

Published in conjuction with exhibitions held at the National Museum of Asian Art, Washington DC, November 8, 2025-February 1,2026 called Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared ; as well as Korean National Treasures: 2000 years of Art at The Art Institute of Chicago, March 7-July 5, 2026.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared

ISBN:

9780300284065

0300284063

OCLC:

1544903374