Fragrance, Elegance, and Virtue (Korean Women in Traditional Arts and Humanities) Yi Song-miBookprice: US$32.98
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| Language: | English |
| Product Made In: | South Korea |
| Case: | Safe Box |
Paperback: 171 pages.
Dimensions(in inches): 0.59¡¿8.58¡¿6.69
Author: Yi, Song-mi
Publisher: Daewonsa
Weight(g): 492g
Fragrance, Elegance, and Virtue -- Korean Women in Traditional Arts and HumanitiesBy Yi Song-mi Korean women are generally believed to be superior to their counterparts. >From independence movement martyrs during Japanese colonial rule, Olympic archers and shooters, to LPGA players, Korean women proved themselves as being outstanding. But what were they doing during the male-dominated Joseon Dynasty? This book is about the various cultural products left by women, such as poems, paintings, calligraphy works, and embroidery. Beautiful pictures and well-edited contents help readers grasp better the Korean traditional woman culture. Reading the works of Kisaeng (Geisha in Japan) is especially amusing, as they were more frank in expressing their emotions than the Yangban aristocrats were. The book also tries to reconstruct ¢®¡Æphysical environment¢®¡¾ of the past through art objects, giving readers some insights into what the society then looked like. The author is a professor of art history at the Academy of Korean Studies. She is the wife of former Foreign Affairs Minister Han Sung-joo and studied at the University of California, Berkeley, and Princeton.
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