A Unique Banchado : : The Documentary Painting of King Jeongjo’s Royal Procession to Hwaseong in 1795 /

A Unique Banchado : : The Documentary Painting of King Jeongjo’s Royal Procession to Hwaseong in 1795 / / Han Young-woo.

Fully illustrated in colour, here is the first introduction in English to one of Korea’s outstanding cultural assets – the banchado (‘painting of the order of guests at a royal event’) – relating to all those taking part (1800 people) in the eight-day royal procession to Hwaseong (Gyeonggi Province)...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
VerfasserIn:
Young-woo, Han,
MitwirkendeR:
Eunsung, Chung,
Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Renaissance Books Korean Literature Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (176 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Author’s Preface to the English Edition
  • Translator’s Preface
  • Names, Romanization and Footnotes
  • List of Figures
  • Introduction
  • PART I: Jeongjo Leads a Joseon Dynasty Renaissance
  • 1. What Sort of King Did Jeongjo Dream of Being?
  • 2. What Hwaseong Meant to Jeongjo
  • 3. Why Jeongjo Made Frequent Visits to Hwaseong
  • PART II: The Banchado
  • 4. The Banchado: A Visual Record of the Grand Visit to Hwaseong
  • PART III: One-year Preparation for an Eight-day Trip
  • 5. ‘Luxury and Extravagance Shall Be Punished Rigorously’
  • 6. Building New Roads and Bridges
  • 7. The Eve of the Procession
  • PART IV: Eight-Day Record of the Royal Procession to Hwaseong
  • 8. The First Day (Ninth Day of the Intercalary Second Month
  • 9. The Second Day (Tenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month)
  • 10. The Third Day (Eleventh Day of the Intercalary Second Month)
  • 11. The Fourth Day (Twelth Day of the Intercalary Second Month)
  • 12. The Fifth Day (Thirteenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month)
  • 13. The Sixth Day (Fourteenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month)
  • 14. The Seventh Day (Fifteenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month
  • 15. The Eighth Day (Sixteenth Day of the Intercalary Second Month)
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix I: Details of the Itinerary of the Royal Procession to Hwaseong
  • Appendix II: Major Figures of the Retinue: Titles at the time of the Royal Procession in 1795
  • Glossary
  • Chinese Characters for Romanized Chinese and Korean Words

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