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Rare 19th-century map could fetch up to $685,000 at Seoul Auction
This 1861 copy of the Daedongyeojido, or a woodblock map of the Korean Peninsula by cartographer Kim Jeong-ho, has been ...
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China, Korea and Japan: Forgiveness and Mourning
to conquer China and Korea. But these and other periods of conflict were exceptions to an amicable norm. Indeed, for almost 300 years between 1600 and the late 19th century there was undisturbed peace ...
Korea3mon
The Fall of Joseon: Imperial Japan’s Annexation of Korea
By the mid-19th century, the western powers had forced the Qing dynasty ... In 1897, Joseon changed its name to the Korean Empire (Daehan Jeguk) and pushed ahead with reforms and an open-door policy, ...
Korea3mon
First Encounter: Colourful Korea by Gisan
First Encounter showcases the works of late 19th-century Korean genre painter Kim Jungeun (artist name Gisan) and related objects from the ROM’s Korean collection. The best-known and most prolific ...
Once-lost signboard of Gyeongbok Palace's sacred hall returns after century in Japan
A 19th-century wooden signboard that once adorned the now-lost Seonwonjeon Hall at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul has ...