Korean Art from the Gompertz and Other Collections in the Fitzwilliam Museum: A Complete Catalogue (Fitzwilliam Museum Publications)

Yong-i Yun
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 6/17/2005
EAN 9780521835923, ISBN10: 0521835925

Hardcover, 376 pages, 28.2 x 22.5 x 3 cm
Language: English
Originally published in Korean, translated by Youngsook Pak, Roderick Whitfield

The collection of Korean art in the Fitzwilliam Museum is one of the finest outside the Far East, containing rich holdings of early unglazed ceramics, celadon stonewares of the Koryo dynasty, punch'ong wares and porcelains of the Choson dynasty as well as items in glass, jade, bronze, brass, lacquer and wood. This catalogue, compiled by Yun Yong-i and edited by Regina Krahl, supplies detailed information on the artefacts and posits a dating system which will be useful to students and collectors of Korean art worldwide. The introductions to each type of ware represent important contributions to the subject. Essays on Korean culture and the technology of Korean ceramics set the works of art in historical context. The finest examples of each type of ware are represented in 32 pages of colour illustrations and over 450 black and white photographs show varied views of the specimens.

Foreword G. St G. M. Gompertz
Editor's preface Regina Krahl
Acknowledgements Duncan Robinson
Catalogue notes
Introduction
Korean culture and technology
Connoisseurs and artisans, a social view of Korean culture Martina Deuchler
The technology of Korean celadon wares Nigel Wood
Part I. Unglazed Ceramics
Introduction Youngsook Pak
Catalogue entries 1–9 Yun Yong-i
Part II. Celadon Stonewares of the Koryo Dynasty
Introduction Yun Yong-i
catalogue entries 10–148 Yun Yong-i
Part III. Punch'ong Wares and Porcelains of the Choson Dynasty
Introduction Younsook Pak
Catalogue entries 149–219 Yun Yong-i
Part IV. Various Works of Art
Introduction Youngsook Pak
Catalogue entries 220–233 Yun Yong-i
Concordances of accession and catalogue numbers
Table of reigns
Maps of kiln sites
Glossary of Korean terms
Bibliography.