Korean furniture & lacquer reading list

Adams, Edward B., Korean Folk Art and Craft. (Catalogue of Onyang Folk Museum Collection). Seoul: Seoul International Publishing House, 1983

Chun, Byung-Ok, Decorative Designs in the Houses of Chosun Dynasty Period. Seoul: Po Chin Chai, 1988

Ewha Womans  Catalogue 9: Special Exhibition of Wooden
University Museum  Furniture of Yi Dynasty.  Seoul: Ehwa Womans University Museum, 1980.

Ehwa Womans University Museum, Catalogue 18: Special Exhibition of Lacquered Wood with Mother-of-pearl and Painted Ox-horn Sheet Handicrafts. Seoul: Ehwa Womans University Museum, 1989

McKillop, Beth Korean Art and Design: The Samsung Gallery of Korean Art. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992

National Folklore Museum, 2000 Years of Korean Lacquerware. Seoul: National Folklore Museum, 1989

National Museum of Korea, Wood Crafts in Chosôn Dynasty. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 1989

Park, Young-Kyu, Korean Wood Furniture. Seoul: Sam Seong Publishing Co., 1982

Wickman, Michael, Korean Chests; Treasures of the Yi Dynasty.  Seoul: International Publishing House, 1978

Wright, Edward Reynolds and Pai, Man Sill, Korean Furniture: Elegance and Tradition.Tokyo, New York and San Francisco: Kodansha, 1984

Yoon, Bok Cha, Chi, Soon and Park, Youngsoon, Korean Furniture and Culture. Seoul: Shinkwang Publishing Co., 1988

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