{"product_id":"pathways-to-korean-culture-burglind-jungmann-9781780233673","title":"Pathways to Korean Culture: Paintings of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910","description":"The Joseon Dynasty in Korea lasted over five centuries and saw the height of classical Korean culture, leaving a lasting imprint on the attitudes and traditions of Korea today. In \u003ci\u003ePathways to Korean Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, Burglind Jungmann provides a survey of the important developments in Korean art and visual culture during the Joseon Dynasty and introduces Joseon painting to the wider world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to discussing the more well-known ink paintings of the literati elite, Jungmann investigates the role of women as artists and patrons, the use of the ideals of Chinese antiquity for political purposes, and the role of painting in foreign exchange and as a means of escapism. She also explores the support of Buddhist products in a society governed by Confucian ideology and court projects done to document important events and decorate palaces. Jungmann unwraps the layers of personal, intellectual, aesthetic, religious, socio-political, and economic contexts within which these paintings are embedded, casting new light on the conditions of this period. Tying in with exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in June, 2014 and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in November, 2015, \u003ci\u003ePathways to Korean Culture\u003c\/i\u003e fills an immense gap in the literature on this period of Korean art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Burglind Jungmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780233671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780233673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.50w x 1.30d","brand":"Burglind Jungmann","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078623981823,"sku":"9781780233673","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e3ccf5e-e90a-4286-a721-d4d8a50824f7.jpg?v=1685476565","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pathways-to-korean-culture-burglind-jungmann-9781780233673","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}