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Friday, March 29, 2024


Exhibition Public - USA & Canada

Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392–1910

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd. ,
Los Angeles, California, USA
Jun 29, 2014 To Sep 28, 2014


Detail: Treasures from Korea presents more than 150 works from the time of the world's longest-ruling Confucian dynasty, lasting more than 500 years. On display are many Korean national treasures that have never before been shown in the United States. This comprehensive survey is organized around five key themes that together illuminate a period that continues to influence modern manners, norms and social attitudes: the role of the king and his royal court and their taste for simplicity, expressed in porcelain objects; the strict hierarchies that defined class and gender; the production of metal and ceramic ritual implements used in ancestral worship; various religions practiced during this time, and the late influence of western civilizations.d to present an image of the universe, is something that will be revealed in the exhibition.

Phone No.: 323 857-6000
Contact Email: [email protected]
Site URL: http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/last-dynasty

<i>Ten Longevity Symbols</i>
Ten Longevity Symbols
Late Joseon, Courtesy of National Palace Museum of Korea

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