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Korean art
Korean art
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Art History
Undergraduate 4
05/09/2017

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Seated Maitreya 

Three Kingdoms Period

Late 6th century AD

Bronze

Buddhism was recognized as an official religion in all three kingdoms by the mid 500s. 

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Seated Maitreya

 Three Kingdoms Period

7th century AD

Bronze

It is in pensive pose and has the signature Baekje Smile 

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Hunting Scene

Koryo Dynasty

Late 5th-early 6th century 

Tomb of the Dancers

Tomb painting 

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Seated Buddha

Unified Silla Dynasty

8th century 

North Kyosang 

In the Sokkuran Caves and is in the enlightenment pose

 

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Standing Samantabadhra 

Unified Silla Dynasty

8th Century

Sokkuram cave

In a cave with other Buddhist sculptures 

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Eleven Headed Avalokitesvara

Unified Silla

8th Century

Sokkuram Cave

 Bodhisattva of compassion 

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Vairocana Buddha of Topian-sa

Unified Silla 

8th Century

Topian-sa Temple 

Iron

Vairocana Buddha is about knowledge of zen 

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Seated Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha)

Koryo Dynasty 

1346 AD- 14th century

Bronze

This is the Buddha of medicine 

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Amitabha Buddha with Avalokitesvara and Ksitigarbha Welcoming the Souls

Koryo Dynasty

14th century

The Buddha welcomes the spirit of the dead into his palace

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Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha

Koryo Dynasty

14th century 

This is the Boddhisatva representing power over hell which he could deliver unfortunate beings from and lead them to paradise 

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Water-Moon Avalokitesvara

Koryo Dynasty

14th century

This bodhisattva is meditating over something and the moon can be seen in the reflection on the water 

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Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land

By An Kyon

Choson Dynasty

1447 AD- mid 15th century 

Landscape painting 

Peach Blossom Land is an imaginary land of the immortal

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Twelve Thousand Mountain Peaks of Mt. Kumgang

By Chong Song

Choson Dynasty

18th century 

 This piece has a birds-eye view which is unusual in terms of composition

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Self-Portrait

By Yun Tu-so

Choson Dynasty

18th century

Eyes look directly into eyes of the viewer which is unusual 

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Portrait of Yi-Chae

By Unknown

Choson Dynasty

18th century 

Portraits were usually used for rituals of the dead 

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Wrestlers

By Kim Hong-do

Choson Dynasty

18th century

This is a depiction of common people and what they do for work and/or pleasure

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Laundry Scene

By Kim Hong-do

Choson Dynasty

18th century

This is a depiction of something women typically did 

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Woman by Lotus Pond 

By Sin Yun-Bok

Choson Dynasty

18th century 

The woman in the painting is a courtersan 

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Admiring the Spring in the Country 

By Sin Yun-Bok

Choson Dynasty

18th century

 

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