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Choson Dynasty, 1392-1910
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
"The rulers of the Yi, or Choson, dynasty (1392-1910) adopted Confucianism as their governing ideology and withdrew official support for Buddhism." A brief one-paragraph overview, with four objects representative of the period.

Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/korea-choson-dynasty.cfm
A Confucian Scholar's House
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
An introduction to Korean Confucianism and related architecture. Download teachers packet "Three Settings of Traditional Korean Culture."

Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/a-confucian-scholars-house/
In Pursuit of White: Porcelain in the Chosôn Dynasty, 1392–1910
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Discusses the ascendance of paekcha, or white ware, during the Chosôn period, including its adoption as imperial ware in the 15th century. With 10 related objects.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chpo/hd_chpo.htm
Joseon Buncheong Ware: Between Celadon and Porcelain
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A discussion of buncheong ware, "the striking ceramic type produced during the first 200 years of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)." With six related artworks.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pnch/hd_pnch.htm
Mountain and Water: Korean Landscape Painting, 1400–1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
An extensive discussion of landscape painting during the Chosôn dynasty (1392-1910), which "coincides with a period of great maturation of landscape painting, in style and theoretical paradigms." Covers major artists and key developments in style and technique. With 6 related artworks.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mowa/hd_mowa.htm
Temple, Palace, Scholar’s House: Three Settings of Traditional Korean Culture [PDF]
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
This packet introduces teachers and other readers to several traditional settings of Korean culture: Buddhist temples, palaces, and scholar’s houses, as well as Confucian academies where scholars were trained. These settings provide a framework or backdrop for many of the historical art objects on display at the museum.

Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/Temple-Palace...
Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1400-1600 A.D.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"In an attempt to distance themselves from the former Koryô court and rejuvenate the country, the rulers of the new Chosôn dynasty (1392–1910) severely curtail the practice of Buddhism and embrace Neo-Confucianism as the official state ideology." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about ceramic production during the Chosôn, an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=08®ion=eak
Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1600-1800 A.D.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"The Manchu invasions of the Korean peninsula and the subsequent establishment of the Qing dynasty in China during the first half of the seventeenth century shape the Chosôn elite's view of its own culture." With a period overview, list of key events, and 8 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about ceramic production during the Chosôn dynasty (1392-1910), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=09®ion=eak
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