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The Colors of Korea

The research book for the Korean traditional colors.

digital print
4 1/2 x 7 1/2”, 34 pages

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KOREAN COLORS:
Korea is home to one of the longest and richest artistic traditions in Asia.
Their traditional arts rely on five cardinal colors, blue, red, and yellow, plus white and black.

These colors were considered to be closely related to the five cardinal elements of Yin and Yang that are the basic principle of creation and the symbolic idea of existing order:

White – Metal
Blue – Wood
Red – Fire
Yellow – Earth
Black – Water

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