{"product_id":"flowering-plums-curio-cabinets","title":"Flowering Plums \u0026 Curio Cabinets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe social and economic rise of the \u003ci\u003echungin\u003c\/i\u003e class (“middle people” who ranked between the yangban aristocracy and commoners) during the late Chosŏn period (1700–1910) ushered in a world of materialism and commodification of painting and other art objects. Generally overlooked in art history, the \u003ci\u003echungin\u003c\/i\u003e contributed to a flourishing art market, especially for \u003ci\u003ech’aekkori\u003c\/i\u003e, a new form of still life painting that experimented with Western perspective and illusionism, and a reimagined style of the traditional plum blossom painting genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSunglim Kim examines \u003ci\u003echungin\u003c\/i\u003e artists and patronage of the visual arts, and their commercial transactions, artistic exchange with China and Japan, and historical writings on art. She also explores the key role of men of \u003ci\u003echungin\u003c\/i\u003e background in preserving Korean art heritage in the tumultuous twentieth century, including the work of the modern Korean collector and historian O Se-ch’ang, who memorialized many \u003ci\u003echungin\u003c\/i\u003e painters and calligraphers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevealing a vivid picture of a complex art world,\u003ci\u003eFlowering Plums and Curio Cabinets\u003c\/i\u003e presents a major reconsideration of late Chosŏn society and its material culture. Lushly illustrated, it will appeal to scholars of Korea and East Asia, art history, visual culture, and social history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA William Sangki and Nanhee Min Hahn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArt History Publication Initiative. For more information, visit http:\/\/arthistorypi.org\/books\/flowering-plums-and-curio-cabinets\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310288380286,"sku":"NW9780295743417","price":79.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780295743417.jpg?v=1778581866","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/flowering-plums-curio-cabinets","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}