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| The Online Gallery
of Korean Arts and Handicrafts |
Antique
Alive presents exquisite works of art created by illustrious Korean master
artists
who are revitalizing Asian artistic traditions, which have been bequeathed
through the generations for millennia.
Korean artisans have made distinguished aesthetic achievements in Asian
traditional art by demonstrating a demure, natural beauty with the least
artificiality
within elegant, graceful forms. Antique Alive provides a rare opportunity
for visitors
to appreciate the magnificence of these historical and cultural artifacts
reborn for modern living spaces and lifestyles.
Begin a breathtaking journey into the past with Antique Alive,
and bring the beauty of yesterday into your home today! |
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All his life he plows fields under a heavy yoke for
men, carries burdens on his back until it bleeds,
becomes exhausted from his toil for the world, and
then when his time comes he is sacrificed to feed
those whom he loves with his flesh and blood.
When a butcher’s knife is stuck into his throat, he
lets out his last cry, “Aaaahh!” My fellow people!
Do you know what that means? It means,
“Ho! I made it!” A great Korean writer once gave this
eulogy for an ox by comparing the great beast’s life
with that of a saint. In Korea, the ox... more |
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Three-tiered
Cabinet
Inlaid with
Yellow Ox-horn Design |
This
marvelous three-tired cabinet
is created by ox-horn inlaying
techniques solely developed in
Korea. The paper-thin ox-horn
pieces, brilliantly painted on the
reverse side with diverse
auspicious animals and plants
discernible through to the
foreground, were inlayed onto the
surface of this cabinet to create a
vivid three-dimensional...more |
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| Today's Korean Traditional Music |
Korean traditional music quoted as “the sound that baptizes your soul” is distinguished from other Asian or Western music by its unique tempo distribution, warm and soft tone color, calm and meditative character, and spontaneous creativity in folk music.
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| Essays
on Korean Arts and Handicrafts |
These
essays provide resources and in-depth information about Korean Handicrafts
and arts,
including historical backgrounds and details of techniques and designs,
as well as
the poignant life stories of the master artists. |
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