Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 65.7 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 242
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Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom
This digital edition of Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom presents the catalog for the first exhibition outside Asia devoted exclusively to the art of the Silla kingdom. Written by Soyoung Lee and Denise Patry Leidy, with contributions from six Korean scholars, the book explores the art, archaeology, and cultural legacy of this remarkable kingdom. The PDF format makes the complete catalog available for instant download after purchase.
From monumental royal tombs to delicate gold ornaments, the catalog presents the visual culture of Silla during its rise on the Korean peninsula and within the Eurasian world. It traces Silla’s transformations from about 400 to 800.
Book Overview
Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom is the catalog for an exhibition organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of Korea, and Gyeongju National Museum. It focuses on the visual culture of Silla, a kingdom that flourished for nearly a millennium and reached the height of its power from the fourth through the eighth century. The book includes scholarly essays and detailed object entries that illuminate the achievements of Silla artisans and the kingdom’s place in the wider Asian world.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Spectacular gold regalia and jewelry from Silla’s royal tombs
- Essays on Silla’s connections with the Silk Road, the steppes, and continental cultures
- Studies of Silla pottery, glass, and metal vessels made for the afterlife
- The ancient city of Gyeongju and its monuments, palaces, and temples
- Buddhist art and the role of Buddhism in Silla’s transformation
- An illustrated checklist of objects featured in the exhibition
Why This Book Matters
As the first exhibition outside Asia devoted exclusively to Silla, this catalog helped open a new chapter in the study of Korean art. It also revealed Silla’s active participation in trade networks that stretched to West Asia. The publication remains a valuable reference for historians, archaeologists, art lovers, and students of Korean culture.
Book Details
| Author | Soyoung Lee and Denise Patry Leidy |
|---|---|
| Contributors | Ham Soon-seop, Huh Hyeong Uk, Insook Lee, Juhyung Rhi, Yoon Onshik, and Yoon Sangdeok |
| Publisher | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Distributed by | Yale University Press, New Haven and London |
| Pages | 242 |
| Format | |
| File Size | 65.7 MB |
| Language | English |
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Download Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom and explore the golden age of one of Korea’s most influential kingdoms.
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