Arts of Korea /
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Lee, Hee Jung. Kim, Suhyung. |
| Other Corporate Authors / Creators: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | Boston : MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ; New York, N.Y. : Available through ARTBOOK/D.A.P., [2012] |
| Series: | MFA highlights.
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| Summary: | Arts of Korea celebrates historical Korean art through 100 works from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The MFA has one of the finest collections of Korean art outside of East Asia, with particularly superb holdings of high-quality stoneware and lacquerware of the Koryo and Yi dynasties, Bronze Age funerary objects and Buddhist paintings and sculptures. Many of the objects in this book were originally intended for everyday use and tell a story not only about the people who used or collected these boxes, mirrors, jars, tiles and trays, but also about the people who made them. Set to coincide with the MFA's long-awaited Korean Gallery renovation, this is an affordable yet unique addition to any Asian art library, with essays that offer an ideal introduction to the history of Korean art. |
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| Physical Description: | 188 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780878467884 0878467882 |