A white canvas striped with light blue ink. The ink bleeds out from a thin, crack-like black line in the center. It is concentrated near the center, with the streaks becoming sparser as the ink reaches the upper and lower edges of the canvas.
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 81 | NUMBER 1

Lineages: Korean Art at The Met

Hyun, Eleanor Soo-ah
2023
48 pages
50 illustrations
8.5 x 11 in.
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In celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Arts of Korea Gallery, this issue of the Bulletin invites us to reflect on the past while embracing the future. Featuring objects from the Bronze Age to the present, Lineages: Korean Art at The Met illustrates both the continuities and ruptures of style, form, and medium that have defined the dynamic terrain of Korean art. The 47 works included—from lacquer and ceramics to paintings and collage—express Korean tradition, history, and socio-cultural change over more than three centuries of creativity. This volume honors one of the first museum galleries in the United States dedicated to Korean art by offering readers a greater understanding of the nation's aesthetic past and future.

Dish with inscription and decorated with chrysanthemums and rows of dots, Buncheong ware with stamped design, Korea
Korea
mid-15th century
Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums

, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea
Korea
ca.12th century
Amitabha and Kshitigarba, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Korea
Unidentified artist
first half of the 14th century
Water-moon Avalokiteshvara

, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Korea
Unidentified artist
first half of the 14th century
Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Korea
Unidentified artist
14th century
Kshitigarbha, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Korea
Unidentified artist
first half of the 14th century
Amitabha triad, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk, Korea
Unidentified artist
ca. 13th century
Bowl with two boys and lotuses, Stoneware with mold-impressed decoration under celadon glaze, Korea
Korea
early 12th century
Gourd-shaped ewer decorated with waterfowl and reeds, Stoneware with carved and incised design under celadon glaze, Korea
Korea
early 12th century
Vertical flute decorated with chrysanthemums, cranes, and clouds

, Stoneware with inlaid design under celadon glaze, Korea
Korea
early 13th century
Bottle decorated with flowering plant, Buncheong ware with white slip and iron-brown, Korea
Korea
late 15th–early 16th century
Moon jar, Porcelain, Korea
Korea
second half 18th century
Dragon jar, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design, Korea
Korea
second half 18th century
Bowl with floral and abstract motifs and hangeul inscription, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design, Korea
Korea
dated 1847
Jar with floral roundels and inscriptions, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration, Korea
Korea
19th century
Untitled (cyborg leg), Lee Bul  South Korean, Porcelain, Korea
Lee Bul
2000
Untitled (cyborg pelvis), Lee Bul 이불  South Korean, Porcelain, Korea
Lee Bul 이불
2000
Gathering of government officials, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Korea
Unidentified artist
ca. 1551
General View of Inner Geumgang, Sin Hak-gwon (artist name: Doam)  Korean, Six sheets of paper mounted as a single panel; ink and light color on paper, Korea
Sin Hak-gwon (artist name: Doam)
mid-19th century
Portrait of Yun Dongseom (1710–1795), Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Korea
Unidentified artist
ca. 1790–1805
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