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Korea's First Museum and the Categorization of “Buddhist Statues”

Korea's First Museum and the Categorization of “Buddhist Statues” The establishment of a museum in the precinct of Ch'anggyŏnggung Palace in 1909 marked an important moment in the historiography of Korean art. Although recent studies have examined the founding, organization, and financing of the first Korean museum, the formation of its Buddhist art collection and its historical implications remain unexamined. Given that not a single Buddhist temple was allowed to exist within the capital city, the entry of these objects into the palace demonstrates a radical paradigm shift in the royal court's relation to Buddhist icons. The museum's Buddhist art collection reveals what was available in the art market of the time and what was considered worthy of being collected in a royal museum. Through close examination of Korea's first museum and its collection, this study traces the recontextualization of religious icons into art objects and the historical implications behind the category of “Buddhist statues.” http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies Duke University Press

Korea's First Museum and the Categorization of “Buddhist Statues”

Lee, Seunghye
Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies , Volume 21 (1) – May 1, 2021
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Abstract

The establishment of a museum in the precinct of Ch'anggyŏnggung Palace in 1909 marked an important moment in the historiography of Korean art. Although recent studies have examined the founding, organization, and financing of the first Korean museum, the formation of its Buddhist art collection and its historical implications remain unexamined. Given that not a single Buddhist temple was allowed to exist within the capital city, the entry of these objects into the palace demonstrates a radical paradigm shift in the royal court's relation to Buddhist icons. The museum's Buddhist art collection reveals what was available in the art market of the time and what was considered worthy of being collected in a royal museum. Through close examination of Korea's first museum and its collection, this study traces the recontextualization of religious icons into art objects and the historical implications behind the category of “Buddhist statues.”

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Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies – Duke University Press

Published: May 1, 2021

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    Kang Hŭijŏng 강희정
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    Komiya Mihomatsu 小宮三保松
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    Komiya Mihomatsu 小宮三保松
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    Mok Suhyŏn 睦秀炫
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    Mok Suhyŏn 睦秀炫
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    Pak Sohyŏn 박소현
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  • Chosŏn ŭi Ilbonin kyŏngyŏng sŏjŏm e kwanhan siron: Nikkan Shobō ŭi sarye rŭl chungsim ŭro
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    Son Yŏngok 손영옥
  • ‘Ch'anggyŏnggung Pangmulgwan’ ttonŭn ‘Yi Wangga Pangmulgwan’ ŭi yŏndaegi
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    Suematsu Kumahiko 末松熊彦
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  • Ch'anggyŏngwŏn kwa Ueno Kongwŏn, kŭrigo Meiji ŭi konggan chibae
    U Tongsŏn 우동선 U Tongsŏn et al.
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    Yi Inbŏm 이인범
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    Yi Sŏngsi 李成市 Im Chihyŏn 임지현 Yi Sŏngsi