Modern Tradition
Korean Buncheong Ceramics from the Leeum Collection
Yale University Press
Published on 31. May 2011
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-300-15516-7 (ISBN)
Description
Bold, sophisticated, engaging, and startlingly modern, Buncheong ceramics emerged as a distinct Korean art form in the 15th and 16th centuries, only to be eclipsed on its native ground for more than 400 years by the overwhelming demand for porcelain. Elements from the Buncheong idiom were later revived in Japan, where its spare yet sensual aesthetic was much admired and where descendants of Korean potters lived and worked. This innovative study features 60 masterpieces from the renowned Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, as well as objects from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and presents current scholarship on Buncheong's history, manufacture, use, and overall significance. "Modern Tradition" illustrates why this historical art form continues to resonate with contemporary Japanese ceramicists and Korean artists as they reclaim an ancient national tradition.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Illustrations
20 black-&-white illustrations + 70 colour images
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 229 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-300-15516-7 (9780300155167)
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Persons
Soyoung Lee is Associate Curator, Department of Asian Art, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Seung-chang Jeon is Chief Curator at the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea.