National Museum of Korea 100 Highlights 1.0
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Publisher Description
NMK s first iPad application, NMK 100 Highlights The National Museum of Korea (NMK) based in Seoul is the most prominent museum of Korea with a collection of over 270,000 artifacts. NMK s iPad app NMK 100 Highlights exhibits one hundred selected artifacts of the NMK collection that date to diverse periods from the Paleolithic Age to the early 20th century. The artifacts of choice with unmatched historical significance and artistic value include 35 pieces of National Treasure of Korea and 18 pieces of Treasure of Korea as well as 13 relics from abroad five from China, two from the Central Asia, etc. Each artifact carries Korean and English descriptions. This app is formatted into six themes of Prehistory and Ancient History, Medieval and Early Modern History, Calligraphy and Painting, Sculpture and Crafts, Donations and Asia, following the flow of physical exhibition of the museum. Enjoy a mind-enriching encounter with the 100 cultural assets of Korea brought closer to you by the NMK 100 Highlights app! Features 200% image zooming Artifact descriptions in Korean and English Contents NMK 100 Highlights - Prehistory and Ancient History Twenty two artifacts including a comb-pattern pottery, a bronze ritual artifact, a gold crown, and horse rider-shaped vessels - Medieval and Early Modern History Thirteen artifacts including celadon roof tiles Sumaksae and Ammaksae, the metal type of Chinese character ( bok ), the woodblock print of the Daedongnyeojido ( ; the Territorial Map of Great East ), and the royal seal of the Empire of Korea - Calligraphy and Painting Sixteen artifacts including the calligraphic work of Han Ho ( , 1543-1605) that wrote the verse of Du Fu ( , 712-770) composed after Du s encounter with the cursive calligraphy of Zhang Xu ( , 710-750), the Buddhist hanging scroll for outdoor rituals from Buseoksa temple( ), the landscape painting Mountains and Rivers without End by Yi In-mun ( , 1745-after 1824), and The Album of Genre Paintings by Danwon ( ) - Sculpture and Crafts Twenty eight artifacts including statues of Pensive Bodhisattva ( ), a ritual ewer (kundika) decorated with rainy shore pattern, the ten-story pagoda from Gyeongcheonsa ( ) temple site, and a white porcelain bottle with rope design in underglaze iron-brown - Donations Eleven artifacts including the bronze helmet donated by Gi-jeong Son, a roof tile with beast design, Yugasajiron ( ; The Treatise on the 17 States of the Yoga Practice ), and a sewing kit case inlaid with mother-of-pearl - Asia Ten artifacts including a Somaskanda statue of Shiva, Parvati and Skanda, a painting of Fuxi and N wa ( ), a blue and white ewer with fruit and flower design, and a lacquer set for a bride
Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Compatible with iPad.
About National Museum of Korea 100 Highlights
National Museum of Korea 100 Highlights is a paid app for iOS published in the Reference Tools list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops National Museum of Korea 100 Highlights is Ahn Graphics. The latest version released by its developer is 1.0.
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