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Fine Arts


Painting, Watercolour, Plastic Arts, Woodcuts, Etching, Drawing.



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Altars

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Ceramic

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Drawing

DRAWING

Enamel

ENAMEL

Engravings

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Fresco and Wallpainting

FRESCO AND WALLPAINTING

Goldsmith Works

GOLDSMITH WORKS

Handicraft

HANDICRAFT

Jewelry

JEWELRY

Mosaics

MOSAICS

Painting

PAINTING

Plastic Arts

PLASTIC ARTS

Posters

POSTERS

Prints

PRINTS

Relief

RELIEF

Sculpture

SCULPTURE

Silverwork

SILVERWORK

Textile Works

TEXTILE WORKS

Watercolour

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Triptych by Kunisada Minamoto Yoshitsune (Ushikawa) instructed in swordplay by Tengi Japaqnese woodblock-print
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Triptych by Kunisada Minamoto Yoshitsune (Ushikawa) instructed in swordplay by...

Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as warrior Matsuomaru with axe
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Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as warrior Matsuomaru with axe

Lady with pipe and tobacco
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Lady with pipe and tobacco

Goddess Amaterasu emerging from earth Japanese woodblock-print; 1860
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Goddess Amaterasu emerging from earth Japanese woodblock-print; 1860

Marriage ceremony
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Marriage ceremony

'The Great Renunciation', painting on hemp cloth, Korean, Choson dynasty, early 18th century. Although Korea was a strict Confucian state during the Choson dynasty (1392-1910), by the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Buddhism became less oppressed and more popular. According to Buddhist teachings, the future Buddha, Prince Siddhartha Gautama, sees the 'four sights': an old man, a sick man, a corpse and an ascetic, and reaches an understanding about the transience of life, deciding to abandon his comfortable world. Here he is shown escaping from the palace on his white horse during the night. He is accompanied by his groom Chandaka. In the lower left his wife and other women of the palace are portrayed sleeping while at top right, heavenly deities are shown helping Siddhartha fly silently over the palace wall. OA, 1996.10-3.02
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'The Great Renunciation', painting on hemp cloth, Korean, Choson dynasty, early...

Recording an event, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty, 19th century. The central figure in purple robes can be seen writing on a long scroll of parchment. The late Choson period was a period of relative prosperity in Korea. Chin'gyong, or 'true-view' landscape paintings became fashionable among the scholar literati class, and depicted real scenes from the Korean landscape, rather than those copied from Chinese paintings. Scenes of daily life, such as this one, became popular among the growing middle class. Kim Hong-do was one of the most famous painters of these scenes. This album is one of at least two known copies of Hong-do's famous original. The paintings focus on people and their activities, with the background barely illustrated. Scenes incude schoolroom scenes, wrestling OA, 1961.5-13.04
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Recording an event, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty,...

A Dance, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty, 19th century. A figure dancing while musicians with various instruments play around him. The late Choson period was a period of relative prosperity in Korea. Chin'gyong, or 'true-view' landscape paintings became fashionable among the scholar literati class, and depicted real scenes from the Korean landscape, rather than those copied from Chinese paintings. Scenes of daily life, such as this one, became popular among the growing middle class. Kim Hong-do was one of the most famous painters of these scenes. This album is one of at least two known copies of Hong-do's famous original. The paintings focus on people and their activities, with the background barely illustrated. Scenes incude schoolroom scenes, wrestling, and other everyday activities. OA, 1961.5-13.04
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A Dance, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty, 19th centu...

Local musicians, from "album of scenes from daily life",late Choson dynasty, 19th. A woman and a small girl watching two old musicians playing hand-held instruments. The late Choson period was a period of relative prosperity in Korea. Chin'gyong, or 'true-view' landscape paintings became fashionable among the scholar literati class, and depicted real scenes from the Korean landscape, rather than those copied from Chinese paintings. Scenes of daily life, such as this one, became popular among the growing middle class. Kim Hong-do was one of the most famous painters of these scenes. This album is one of at least two known copies of Hong-do's famous original. The paintings focus on people and their activities, with the background barely illustrated. Scenes incude schoolroom scenes, wrestling, and other everyday activities. OA, 1961.5-13.04
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Local musicians, from "album of scenes from daily life",late Choson dynasty, 19...

Drawing water from a well, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty, 19th century. A woman stands at the edge of the well pulling up a bucket of water. A man is taking a drink from a ladle that a second woman has on a long chain. The late Choson period was a period of relative prosperity in Korea. Chin'gyong, or 'true-view' landscape paintings became fashionable among the scholar literati class, and depicted real scenes from the Korean landscape, rather than those copied from Chinese paintings. Scenes of daily life, such as this one, became popular among the growing middle class. Kim Hong-do was one of the most famous painters of these scenes. This album is one of at least two known copies of Hong-do's famous original. The paintings focus on people and their activities, with the background barely illustrated. Scenes incude schoolroom scenes, wrestling, and other everyday activities. OA, 1961.5-13.04
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Drawing water from a well, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson d...

Spinning and weaving, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty, 19th century. A woman spins the yarn, while a man in the foreground sits at a loom weaving. The late Choson period was a period of relative prosperity in Korea. Chin'gyong, or 'true-view' landscape paintings became fashionable among the scholar literati class, and depicted real scenes from the Korean landscape, rather than those copied from Chinese paintings. Scenes of daily life, such as this one, became popular among the growing middle class. Kim Hong-do was one of the most famous painters of these scenes. This album is one of at least two known copies of Hong-do's famous original. The paintings focus on people and their activities, with the background barely illustrated. Scenes incude schoolroom scenes, wrestling, and other everyday activities. OA, 1961.5-13.04
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Spinning and weaving, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynast...

An inspection, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty, 19th century. The late Choson period was a period of relative prosperity in Korea. Chin'gyong, or 'true-view' landscape paintings became fashionable among the scholar literati class, and depicted real scenes from the Korean landscape, rather than those copied from Chinese paintings. Scenes of daily life, such as this one, became popular among the growing middle class. Kim Hong-do was one of the most famous painters of these scenes. This album is one of at least two known copies of Hong-do's famous original. The paintings focus on people and their activities, with the background barely illustrated. Scenes incude schoolroom scenes, wrestling, and other everyday activities. OA, 1961.5-13.04
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An inspection, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty, 19th...