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Jar
Choson period, Yi dynasty (1392 - 1910), second half 18th
century
Glazed porcelain clay
30.5 cm H x 31.8 cm Dia (12" x 12 1/2")
Origin: Korea
Purchase F70.6

General

The Arts of Korea. Seoul: Dong Hwa Pub. Co., 1979. 6 v.

The Arts of Korea. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998.

Kim, Hongnam, ed. Korean Arts of the Eighteenth Century: Splendor & Simplicity. New York: Asia Society Galleries, 1993.

Korean Cultural Heritage. Seoul: Korea Foundation, 1994-, 4 v.

Portal, Jane. Korea: Art and Archaeology. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2000.

Sayers, Robert. Sun & Moon: Traditional Arts of Yi Dynasty Korea. San Francisco: San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, 1988.

Till, Barry. The Land of Morning Calm: Arts and Folkcrafts of Korea. Victoria, B.C.: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1998.

Painting And Calligraphy

The Fragrance of Ink: Korean Literati Paintings of the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910) from Korea University. Seoul: Korea University Museum, 1996.

Hopes and Aspirations: Decorative Painting of Korea. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1998.

Pratt, Keith L. Korean Painting. Hong Kong; New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.

Traditional Korean Painting: A Lost Art Rediscovered. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1990.

Vos, Ken. Korean Painting: A Selection of Eighteenth to Early Twentieth Century Painting from the Collection of Cho Won-Kyung. 2nd rev. ed. Leiden, The Netherlands: Ukiyo-e Books, 1994.

Sculpture

Rhie, Marylin M. "Buddhist Sculpture of the Early Koryo Dynasty." In Korean Culture, v. 8, no. 3 (1987) and v. 9, no. 2 (1988) Los Angeles, CA : Korean Cultural Service.

Architecture And Gardens

Joung, Ch’ung-sik. "Korea’s Traditional Landscape Architecture: Discovering and Preserving its Distinct Characteristics." In Koreana, v. 2, no. 4 (1988) Seoul: International Cultural Society of Korea.

McCune, Evelyn B. "The Structure and Ornamentation of Yi Dynasty’s Architecture." In Koreana, v. 1, no. 1 (1987) Seoul: International Cultural Society of Korea.

Park, Sam Y. An Introduction to Korean Architecture. Seoul: Jungwoo-Sa Pub. Co.; Honolulu, HI: Distribution Elsewhere by Hawaii Book Distribution Co., 1991.

Portal, Jane. Korea: Art and Archaeology. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2000.

 Buddhist Art

Kim, Hongnam. The Story of a Painting: A Korean Buddhist Treasure from the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation. New York: The Asia Society Galleries, 1991.

Rhie, Marylin M. "Buddhist Sculpture of the Early Koryo Dynasty." In Korean Culture, v. 8, no. 3 (1987) and v. 9, no. 2 (1988) Los Angeles: Korean Cultural Service.

Sorensen, Henrik H. The Iconography of Korean Buddhist Painting. Leiden, The Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 1989.

Decorative Arts

McKillop, Beth. Korean Art and Design: The Samsung Gallery of Korean Art. London: The Museum, 1992. 

 Ceramics

Adams, Edward B. Korea’s Pottery Heritage. 2 v. Seoul: Seoul International Publishing House, 1986-1990.

Covell, Jon Etta Hastings Carte. The World of Korean Ceramics. Seoul: Si-sa Yong-o-sa; Honolulu: Dae-Won-Sa, 1986.

The Radiance of Jade and the Clarity of Water: Korean Ceramics from the Ataka Collection. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1991.

Till, Barry. The Land of Morning Calm: Arts and Folkcrafts of Korea. Victoria, B.C.: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1998.

 Furniture

Wright, Edward Reynolds and Man Sill Pai. Traditional Korean Furniture. 2nd ed. Tokyo; New York: Kodansha International, 2000.

Textiles

Classical Korean Embroideries. Seoul: Korea-Britain Centennial Committee, International Cultural Society of Korea, 1986.

Ho, Tong-hwa. Crafts of the Inner Court: The Artistry of Korean Women. Seoul: Museum of Korean Embroidery, 1988.

Kim, Kumja Paik. Profusion of Color: Korean Costumes & Wrapping Cloths of the Choson Dynasty. Seoul: The Museum of Korean Embroidery, 1995.

Kwon, Yoon-Hee. Symbolic and Decorative Motifs of Korean Silk, 1875-1975. Seoul: Il Ji SA, 1988.

Rapt in colour: Korean Textiles and Costumes of the Choson Dynasty. Sydney, N.S.W.: Powerhouse Museum; Seoul: Museum of Korean Embroidery, 1998.

Prepared by the Library of the Freer Gallery of Art
and the Arthur M.Sackler Gallery
in cooperation with the Public Inquiry Mail Service, Smithsonian Institution

April 2001

 

 
 


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