Art of Early Joseon: Masterpieces from the 15th and 16th Century

Prologue: Dawn of the Joseon Dynasty

Part 1: White — Shaping the Dreams of Joseon

Part 2: Ink — Visualizing Self-cultivation and Virtue

Part 3: Gold — Embodying Eternal Prayer

Epilogue: The Light of Joseon — Hunminjeongeum

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Gold — Embodying Eternal Prayer

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Joseon’s Buddhism — Traversing the Confucian Age Delivering the Words of the Buddha From All Hands to All Hearts

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Illustration of the Kshitigarbha pranidhana Sutra
Kshitigarbha pranidhana Sutra (Great Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva)
  • Joseon Dynasty, 1474
  • Woodblock print on paper
  • LKH 6213
  • Bequest of Lee Kun-Hee, 2021
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