Things Korean

Name/Title

Things Korean

Entry/Object ID

NK1073.6.Y51

Description

Things Korean is a useful guide to traditional life in Korea, presented in an accessible and attractive format. O-Young Lee, former Korean Minister of Culture gives us a survey of native objects from Korea, from totems (Changsung) to hair-pins (binyo), crock pots (Changdokdae) to temple bells(Jong), scissors (Kawi) to graves (mudon) explaining their significance and place in everyday Korean life. Each item in the book is listed under its English and Korean name; a glossary is provided to further assist the reader.

Collection

Carol Westfall Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

carol westfall collection, folk art--korea

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

O-Young Lee, John Holstein

Publisher

Tuttle Publishing

Date Published

2012

Call No.

NK1073.6.Y51

ISBN

804821291, 9780804821292

LCCN

98087154

Notes

Length: 145