Movements

Joseon period

조선

Movement · period · 1392–1910

Dates. It begins in 1392, when Yi Seong-gye founded the dynasty, with Seoul as its capital, and ends in 1910, when Japan annexed Korea1. Historians divide it into an early and a late period at Hideyoshi’s invasions of 1592 and 15972; for ceramics Chung Yang-mo distinguishes early (1392–1649), mid (1651–1751) and late Joseon (1752–1910)3. Jane Portal 2000, pp. 109, 167. ↩ Ebd., p. 109. ↩ Ebd., p. 139. ↩ Literatur Jane Portal 2000: Jane Portal, Korea: Art and Archaeology, London: British Museum Press 2000.