Korean art - Wikipedia
WEBKorean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds. The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 BC. [1]
Korean painting - Wikipedia
WEBKorean painting (Korean: 한국화) includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas Koreans on all surfaces. The earliest surviving Korean paintings are murals in the Goguryeo tombs, of which considerable numbers survive, the oldest from some 2,000 years ago (mostly now in North Korea), with varied scenes including dancers, hunting and spirits. [1]
Korean art | History, Characteristics, Styles, Paintings, & Facts
WEBKorean art, the painting, calligraphy, pottery, sculpture, lacquerware, and other fine or decorative visual arts produced by the peoples of Korea over the centuries. (Although Korean architecture is touched on here, it is also the subject of a separate article.)
Korea, 1000–1400 A.D. - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBBuddhist painting, known in Korea as taenghwa (literally “hanging painting”), achieves an extraordinary artistic and religious importance in Korea during the Goryeo period. State and private religious activities ensure a constant demand for …
10 Must-see Artifacts at the Gyeongju National Museum
WEBThese ten items from the Gyeongju National Museum provide a glimpse into the history and culture of Silla, which took part in active interchanges with other countries of the time and was known...
Art of the Korean Renaissance, 1400–1600 | Essay | The …
WEBThe establishment of the Joseon (“Fresh Dawn”) dynasty in 1392, following a revolutionary yet bloodless coup, purged the corrupt practices of the Goryeo regime, ended Mongol domination, and fueled an extraordinary cultural renaissance.
Gyeongju: Capital of the Ancient Kingdom, Silla - Google Arts
WEBGyeongju was the capital city of the ancient kingdom of Silla (BCE 57-CE 935). The kingdom grew from the city into the first unified country on the Korean Peninsula. In recognition of the city’s...
Korean art - Unified Silla, Buddhist, Sculpture | Britannica
WEBThis was the golden age of ancient Korean art. Buddhism enjoyed a renewed prosperity, and great temples sprang up one after another in the Kyŏngsang province region. Monks and scholars traveled to Tang China to partake of its brilliant cosmopolitan culture.
Art of the Korean Renaissance, 1400–1600
WEBRoyal and elite patrons supported innovative secular art that transformed past traditions, both native and from the broader Confucian world, and encouraged the development of novel contemporary trends. Sunpyo Hong and Chin-Sung Chang explore the new paradigms formulated by Korean painters.
Korean architecture - Unified Silla, Pagodas, Temples
WEBKorean architecture - Unified Silla, Pagodas, Temples: In 660 and 668, respectively, the Paekche and Koguryŏ kingdoms fell to the allied armies of the Silla king and the Tang Chinese emperor, creating a new political and cultural …