Contents
Preface  JAY XU xi
Preface  KIM YOUNGNA xiii
Preface  LEE GWI-YOUNG xi
Acknowledgements  HYONJEONG KIM HAN xvii
Map of the City of Hanyang(Seoul) xx
Rulers of the Joseon Dynasty xxii
Map of the Korean Peninsula xxiv
 
To Be a King in the Joseon Dynasty
King Taejo and the Formation of the Joseon Dynasty 2
Placenta Jars 8
To Become a Crown Prince 14
Sun, Moon, and Five Peaks Screen 20
Royal Throne 26
King Gojong and the Thirteen Years of Korean Empire 30
To Be a King in the Joseon Dynasty  MOON-SIK KIM 36
 
Royal Procession and Banquets
King Yeongjo to King Jeongjo 54
King Jeongjo’s Procession to His Father’s Tomb in Hwaseong 64
The Royal Procession Back to Hanyang(Seoul) 78
Royal Protocol for King Jeongjo’s Visit to Hwaseong in 1795 82
Palanquin of a King 86
The Politics of Art under King Jeongjo Exemplified by “Events from King Jeongjo’s visit to Hwaseong in 1795” JAEBIN YOO 90
 
Power of Women at the Court
Celebration for King Heonjong’s Wedding 114
Royal Banquet for King Sunjo 118
Fifty-ninth birthday Banquets for Elder Queen Mother Sunwon 122
Sixtieth Birthday Banquets for Queen Mother Sinjeong 126
Royal Accessories of the Consort of Imperial Prince Yeong, Crown Princess Unimin of Korea 130
Beyond Birthday Banquets: Celebrations, Arts, and Politics of Queens in Nineteenth-Century Korea  HYONJEONG KIM HAN 134
 
Life and Celebrations of the Elite
Commemorative Album of King Sukjong’s Entry into the Honorary Elders Assembly 166
Welcoming Ceremonies for the Governor of Pyong-an 170
Highlights of an Illustrious Lifetime 180
Weddings in Korea 186
Kim Hongdo: The Theme of Celebrating a Man’s Life  KUMJA PAIK KIM 192

Catalogue of the Exhibition 208
Selected Bibliography 220