| Books Written by Dr. Zo Zayong Published by his Emille Museum With Photos of Paintings from his Collection, and historic Korean artworks Exhibited here in the interest of preserving his legacy; all have been "out-of-print" for many years Those copies that remain are offered for sale, exclusively on this web-site -- proceeds will go towards maintaining it. |
Guardians of Happiness
Published in 1982, this is Zo's major and
definitive work, in which he fully lays out
his theories of Korean folk-art and the
role & development of its folk-culture.
It contains many photographs of the best
of his own collection of antique Korean
folk-paintings. There are now only three
copies left for sale.
Price: w60,000 in Korea.
US$80 outside Korea (postage included)
Korean Tiger
published in 1984, this was the official
Catalog of an international-oriented
exhibition that Zo held with others to
commemorate the dedication of Seoul's
Olympic Stadium, in the run-up to the
1988 Summer Olympic Games.
It contains many photographs of the
best of his own collection, and other
collections nationwide, of antique
Korean folk-paintings of Tigers. A few
items designated as National Cultural
Treasures are included.
There are now 27 copies left for sale.
Price:
w23,000 in Korea (postage included)
US$36 outside Korea (postage included)
published in 1984, this was the official
Catalog of an international-oriented
exhibition that Zo held with others to
commemorate the dedication of Seoul's
Olympic Stadium, in the run-up to the
1988 Summer Olympic Games.
It contains many photographs of the
best of his own collection, and other
collections nationwide, of antique
Korean folk-paintings of Tigers. A few
items designated as National Cultural
Treasures are included.
There are now 27 copies left for sale.
Price:
w23,000 in Korea (postage included)
US$36 outside Korea (postage included)
| If you would like either of these books, I will mail it to you. To order, you can deposit the money to Uri-eun-haeng / Woori Bank, send me a check / IMO, or use PayPal. These prices include second-class book-rate postage. Delivery guaranteed. I now accept "PayPal" payments, including by credit-cards, for this book. Go to: https://www.paypal.com and pay to mntnwolf@yahoo.com Just e-mail me with your mailing address to: mntnwolf@yahoo.com Thank-you for your interest and support! David A. Mason |
Life of Buddha
Published in 1975, this unique
oversized book presents and
explains the large-format paintings
of Sakyamuni Buddha's life often
found in large Korean Buddhist
temples, and often containing
interesting folkish elements.
There are none remaining for sale.
Published in 1975, this unique
oversized book presents and
explains the large-format paintings
of Sakyamuni Buddha's life often
found in large Korean Buddhist
temples, and often containing
interesting folkish elements.
There are none remaining for sale.
Diamond Mountain
volume 1 and volume 2
Also published in 1975, these
unique oversized thin books
present and explain the history
of both formal aristocratic and
crudely-symbolic paintings of
Geumgang-san, Korea's most
beautiful and storied mountains
-- and in the process fully
explain their fascinating folkish
and shamanic elements.
There are none remaining
for sale.
volume 1 and volume 2
Also published in 1975, these
unique oversized thin books
present and explain the history
of both formal aristocratic and
crudely-symbolic paintings of
Geumgang-san, Korea's most
beautiful and storied mountains
-- and in the process fully
explain their fascinating folkish
and shamanic elements.
There are none remaining
for sale.
Zo Zayong also wrote these books
in English, of which I have no copies
and for which I have no images. If
you own a copy of one of these,
please contact me by e-mail:
"Folkism"
"Woodblock Prints of Old Korea"
in English, of which I have no copies
and for which I have no images. If
you own a copy of one of these,
please contact me by e-mail:
"Folkism"
"Woodblock Prints of Old Korea"
