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| The Online Gallery
of Korean Arts and Handicrafts |
Antique
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artists
who are revitalizing Asian artistic traditions, which have been bequeathed
through the generations for millennia.
Korean artisans have made distinguished aesthetic achievements in Asian
traditional art by demonstrating a demure, natural beauty with the least
artificiality
within elegant, graceful forms. Antique Alive provides a rare opportunity
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Humankind comes from nature and returns to it.
Not only human beings but also every living creature
that exists has a starting point from which it is born,
and to which it returns when its journey of life is
completed. It is the law of nature. Maedeup, or the
traditional Korean art of decorative knotting,
demonstrates this law as a piece of string
originates at a certain point then creates wonderful,
intricate shapes before finishing where it began,
completing its cycle. Maedeup is a splendid
traditional art that employs various... more |
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Triple-Jewel
Pendant Trinket with
Heavenly Amber Beads |
Norigae,
or pendant trinket with a
maedeup (decorative knotting)
ornament, is a customary fashion
item worn on the breast tie or the
waist of hanbok, the traditional
Korean dress. Luxuriously
ornamented with three rows of
triple amber beads symbolizing the
3000 heavens of Buddhism and
three pairs of decorative knots of
wang... more |
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| Today's Korean Traditional Music |
Korean traditional music quoted as “the sound that baptizes your soul” is distinguished from other Asian or Western music by its unique tempo distribution, warm and soft tone color, calm and meditative character, and spontaneous creativity in folk music.
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| Essays
on Korean Arts and Handicrafts |
These
essays provide resources and in-depth information about Korean Handicrafts
and arts,
including historical backgrounds and details of techniques and designs,
as well as
the poignant life stories of the master artists. |
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