THE FRAGRANCE OF INK: KOREAN LITERATI PAINTINGS OF THE CHOSON DYNASTY (1392-1910) FROM KOREA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM

Quarto. 11 3/4 in. x 8 1/4 in. Decorative card covers. A little shelf-rubbing to top and bottom of spine, with some minor delamination present as well. 256 pp. 59 paintings. Text in Korean and English with an additional section of extensive notes. Related essays. Exhibition catalogue from an exhibit (funded by Hyundai) whose goal was to help American university students and museum audiences better understand Korean civilization and promote new cultural exchanges between Korea and the United States. The exhibit traveled to Columbia University, the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Oregon, and the University of Chicago. The coordinators of the exhibit write: " We hope the present exhibition of Choson literati paintings will provide American museum audiences withan opportunity to be delighted by tyhe charm of the late Choson expressiveness and to experience the tranquility of Korean intellectualism.".