Author: FRICK, PATRICIA AND JUNG, SOON-CHIM (EDITORS); FURTHER CONTRIBUTORS: HWANG, JIHYUN; KOBAYASHI, KOJI; PRUCH, MARGARETE; WAHLEN, KYUHEE
Title: Korean Lacquer Art: Aesthetic Perfection
Description: Museum für Lackkunst, Münster; Hirmer Verlag GmbH, Munich. 2012, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9783777457819). Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (red clothbound with decorative color pastedowns. Without dust jacket - as issued.); 24 x 30 cm; 1.634 Kg; 208 pages with colour illustrations and maps.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior, namely on the bottom spine which is slightly discolored. Interior as new.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at the Museum für Lackkunst, Münster, Germany from the 28 October 2012 to 27 January 2013.; A traditional art form with a history spanning several thousand years, Korean lacquer art is prized for its inimitable artistic and technical perfection. Drawing on a display at the Museum of Lacquer Art in Münster, this beautifully illustrated book introduces readers to outstanding and often extremely rare examples of lacquer art, which involves adorning objects with tree sap and intricately inlaying them with shell, gold leaf, or pearl. Among the objects photographed for this book are works from the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties, particularly valued periods in the history of lacquer art known for vivid pieces inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Each object in Korean Lacquer Art is described in considerable detail and extensively illustrated. Together with essays by renowned experts on the techniques used to create them, they present a picture of the multifaceted development of Korean lacquer art from its beginnings through the early twentieth century. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Keywords: 9783777457819 korean lacquer,laquer,asian lacquer,laquerwork,mother of pearl inlay Asian Art


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