Diamond Mountains: Travel and Nostalgia in Korean Art

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A dazzling exploration of the pictorial traditions inspired by Korea’s legendary Diamond Mountains

The Diamond Mountains, known in Korea as Mount Geumgang, are in all probability probably the most famous and emotionally resonant web site at the Korean Peninsula, a breathtaking range of rocky peaks, waterfalls, lagoons, and manmade pavilions. For centuries the range has inspired cultural pride and a vast outpouring of creative expression. Yet for the reason that partition of Korea within the 1940s, situating them within the North, the Diamond Mountains have remained in large part inaccessible to visitors, shrouding the web site in legend, loss, and longing.
 
This book examines the visual representation of this remarkable landscape from the 18th century to the current day. It explores how Jeong Seon (1676–1759) revolutionized Korean painting along with his Diamond Mountains landscapes, replacing conventional generic imagery with specific detail and indelibly influencing generations of artists in his wake. It also discusses the potency of these mountains as an emblem of Korean cultural identity, as reflected in literature and in exquisitely detailed album leaves, handscrolls, hanging scrolls, and screens. This magnificent volume is the first in English to survey this wealthy artistic tradition and bring these distant mountains into view.

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