A Unique Banchado. The Documentary Painting, with Commentary, of King Jeongjo's Royal Procession to Hwaseong in 1795
ISBN 978-1-898823-49-0
Han Young-woo
£45.00Han Young-woo
978-1-898823-49-0 [Symbol] Hardback [Symbol] 128pp, full colour [Symbol] £45.00
Published - July 2017
E - book : 978-1-898823- 54-4
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 ) organized by King Jeongjo in 1795 in order to visit the tomb of his father and to celebrate his mother’s sixtieth birthday.