Korean ceramics : the beauty of natural forms /
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| Author / Creator: | Koehler, Robert, 1975- author. |
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| Imprint: | Seoul, Korea : Seoul Selection, 2012. |
| Description: | 105 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color map ; 19 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Korea essentials ; no. 11 Korea essentials ; no. 11. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11885757 |
| Summary: | The most well-known Korean ceramics are the celadon of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) and the white porcelain of the ensuing Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The celadons of Goryeo, their grace and color tinged with feminine beauty, symbolize an artistocratic Buddhist culture, while the white porcelains from the Joseon are thought to typify a bureaucratic and scholarly Confucian society and are essentially masculine in tone, vigorous and orderly. Korea's traditional ceramic wares serve as a barometer for understanding Korean culture in that they most accurately reflect Korean aesthetics and the Korean worldview. |
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| Physical Description: | 105 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color map ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (unnumbered pages 106-107). |
| ISBN: | 9788997639076 8997639072 |
