Lee Kyung Ja
EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY
ISBN 1-905246-04-8 - 336pp. - cased - full colour
September 2005 - £65.00 £50.00 (Less 23%)
The first of its kind to appear in English, this spectacular, detailed volume in full colour celebrating the richness and variety of traditional Korean garments, ornaments and footwear dating back to the Joseon Dynasty will be widely welcomed. It contains 600 drawings and 200 plates, with detailed commentaries and specific measurements, as well as method of production. Based on the early research of Yu Huigyeong at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, in the mid-1950s (where the collection is housed), it was subsequently developed by Lee Kyung Ja and Chang Sook Hwan, and then more recently by a third generation of students - Hong Na Young and Lee Mi Ryang. The volume will be of interest to students of historical fashion, but will also have relevance in the contexts of Korean social history, anthropology and within East Asian studies generally.
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