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Silla : Korea's golden kingdom
Title:
Silla : Korea's golden kingdom

Silla (Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.))
Author:
Lee, Soyoung, 1971-
ISBN:
9780300197020

9781588395023
Uniform Title:
Silla (Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.))
Publication Information:
New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, c2013.
Physical Description:
xv, 219 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
General Note:
Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition held November 4, 2013-February 23, 2014 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York--Colophon.
Contents:
Silla, an introduction / Soyoung Lee and Denise Patry Leidy -- The ancient city Gyeongju : space and monuments / Juhyung Rhi -- Gold culture of the Silla kingdom and Maripgan / Ham Soon-Seop -- Vessels for the afterlife : Silla pottery, ca. 400-800 / Soyoung Lee with the assistance of Yoon Onshik -- Silla, the steppes, and continental culture / Denise Patry Leidy and Soyoung Lee -- Of glass and gold : Silla tombs, the Silk Road, and the steppes / Insook Lee -- The Gyerim-ro dagger and the riddle of Silla's foreign trade / Yoon Sangdeok -- Interconnections : Buddhism, Silla, and the Asian world / Denise Patry Leidy with the assistance of Huh Hyeong Uk.
Abstract:
"The Silla Kingdom, which flourished in Korea from 57 B.C. to 935 A.D., is known for its intricately crafted ornaments, many in resplendent gold, and for the creation of prominent Buddhist temples. Silla focuses on the striking artistic traditions of the Old and Unified Silla Kingdoms (4th-8th century), and is the first publication in English to explore the artistic and cultural legacy of this ancient realm. Among the topics explored are Korea's position as the eastern culmination of the Silk Road in the first millennium A.D. and the character and evolution of Buddhism, as illuminated by objects from major monuments, temples, and tombs. The book also presents new research about Silla's ancient capital, Gyeongju, which is known for the Gyerim-ro Dagger, as well as the pottery, glass, and beads discovered in tombs located there."--Publisher's description.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805:
npmlib 南院 N7363.2 .S53 JJ 10820860
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