Scholar’s Accoutrements (Chaekgado), Joseon dynasty (1392–1897), mid-18th century
Korea. National Museum of Korea, Dongwon 3322. © National Museum of Korea
The newly installed gallery of Korean art, generously supported by the National Museum of Korea, features a rich array of objects that reflect Korea’s religious, political, and material cultures. Through gold adornments, ceramics, and paintings, the gallery explores the rituals and symbols at the center of Korea’s cultural heritage, including tea ceremonies, Buddhist traditions, and the emergence of the Confucian scholar class.
Left: Vase with Dragon and Phoenix Motifs, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) late 13th/early 14th century. Bequest of Russell Tyson. Right: Pair of Pendants from Seobongchong Tomb, Three Kingdoms period, Silla Kingdom (about 57 BCE–676 CE), 5th century. Korea. National Museum of Korea, Bongwan 14320. Treasure © National Museum of Korea.
Join Yeonsoo Chee, associate curator of Korean art, for a discussion about the makers and users of these objects and how their motifs and designs reflect the social status, gender, and lives of those who interacted with them.
About the Speaker
Yeonsoo Chee is associate curator of Korean art in the Arts of Asia department at the Art Institute of Chicago and a specialist in modern Korean paintings and the court art during the Joseon dynasty. Prior to joining the Art Institute, she worked at the National Palace Museum of Korea as curator and director of exhibitions and USC Pacific Asia Museum, southern California’s only museum dedicated to Asian art.
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