Author: K. VOS
Title: Symbolism & simplicity. Korean art from the collection of Won-Kyung Cho
Description: HOTEI Publishing. Hardback. Pp: 104. Interest in traditional Korean arts is today unprecedented in both the East and West. Dr. Won-Kyung Cho's holdings represent one of the world's largest private collections of traditional Korean art. The works selected for this catalogue and exhibition illustrate Korean art at its most characteristic. The refinement and formal symbolism of aristocratic arts typify the strict Confucian society that has evolved in Korea since the sixteenth century. The paintings and porcelains in the exhibit also reflect the dynamism and the search for harmony with nature that underlie Korean culture.Ken Vos is Curator of the Japanese and Korean Department at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, the Netherlands. He publishes regularly on Korean art and religion as well as on the Museum's well-known Japanese collection. He is currently involved in planning the new permanent Korean and Japanese galleries at the museum. ISBN: 9789074822046. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
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Title: Symbolism & simplicity. Korean art from the collection of Won-Kyung Cho
Description: HOTEI Publishing. Hardback. Pp: 104. Interest in traditional Korean arts is today unprecedented in both the East and West. Dr. Won-Kyung Cho's holdings represent one of the world's largest private collections of traditional Korean art. The works selected for this catalogue and exhibition illustrate Korean art at its most characteristic. The refinement and formal symbolism of aristocratic arts typify the strict Confucian society that has evolved in Korea since the sixteenth century. The paintings and porcelains in the exhibit also reflect the dynamism and the search for harmony with nature that underlie Korean culture.Ken Vos is Curator of the Japanese and Korean Department at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, the Netherlands. He publishes regularly on Korean art and religion as well as on the Museum's well-known Japanese collection. He is currently involved in planning the new permanent Korean and Japanese galleries at the museum. ISBN: 9789074822046. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9789074822046
Price: EUR 25.00 = appr. US$ 27.17 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 2384793
- Book number: 2384793
See more books from our catalog: Kunst