Arts of Korea: Mfa Highlights (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780878467884)

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.

Author: Jane Portal
ISBN-10: 0878467882
ISBN-13: 9780878467884
Publisher: MFA Publications
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2013
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.06h x 7.10w x 0.59d