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Korean Ceramics: The Beauty of Natural Forms

By Robert , Koehler

Book information

Publisher
Seoul Selection
ISBN
9781624120466, 1624120466
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
6 MB (6714992 bytes)
Series
Korea Essentials 11
Pages
110 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

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, symbolized an aristocratic Buddhist culture, while the white porcelains from the Joseon period are thought to typify the bureaucratic and scholarly Confucian society and were 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 a.

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