Korean/Indian Architecture Flashcards
Common court dances are _____ (정재무) performed at banquets, and ilmu (일무),
performed at Korean Confucian rituals.
jeongjaemu
The earliest paintings found on the Korean peninsula are ______ of prehistoric times.
petroglyphs
Korea was united by
_______ of
the Goryeo Dynasty in
936.
Emperor Taejo
as the officers of civil and military servants
Yangban
as the upper class
Chungin
as the commoners
Sangmin
as the vulgar commoners.
Cheomin
Korean measurement or also knowns as the
kan
dolmen, primitive tombs, primitive houses.
Ancient Korean Period
Three Kingdoms Period
ancient Korea kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla
Unification of the Korean peninsula into the kingdom of United Silla, Buddhism introduced to
Korea from China during the T’ang Dynasty in China. Developed into unique cultural identity.
Buddhist temples and Pagoda
United Silla Period
Inspired by Buddhism. Magnificent temples and pagoda. most of the architecture of this time
was built of wood, little has survived to the present day
Goryeo Period
Neo-Confucianism inspired new architectural paradigms. Jaesil, or clan memorial halls,
became common in many villages,
Joseon Period
a composite building material used
for making walls,
Wattle and daub
the craft of building
a roof with dry vegetation such
as straw, water reed, sedge
Thatching
Column Head Bracket
Jusimpo
Multi Bracket System
Dapo
simplefied bracket
Ikgong
Gable roof system
Matbae
Hipped Roof System
Wingak
Hip and Gable
Paliak
is defined as from
the 14th century to the beginning of
20th century.
Joseon architecture
Normal houses were usually built without the use of brackets, which
is called
mindori style
is a term to
describe Korean traditional houses.
HANOK
meaning that the ideal house is built with a mountain in the back
and a river in the front
baesanimsu
hanoks are more open and L-shaped
In the south
a floor- based heating system
‘Ondol (Gudeul)
a cool wooden-floor style hall were
devised long ago to help Koreans survive
‘Daecheong,’
to enclose the central living space
Northern Layout
(Square) layout
to oprimize airflow
straight-line-layout
combine the northern and southern styles
Central Region (L layout)
Hanok have their own tile roofs called
Giwa
is the edge of Hanok’s curvy roof
Cheoma
is a lubricated with beam oil
Hanji
(houses with
tiled roofs) Hanok
occupied by the nobility
Giwajip
(houses with
straw-thatched roofs)
Hanok inhabited by the
peasantry.
Chogajip
The wooden floor was made to store grains
and link rooms. It was also
used as a place of sacrificial
ancestral worship.
Maru
Made by putting
mud over under-floor
heating stones, is a
main feature of traditional
Korean houses.
Ondol
If you look closely at Korea’s
roofs, you’ll see the no roofs are flat.
Almost all are in shapes of curved lines and surfaces.
Giwa
Korean paper made from
bark of mulberry tree) is
pasted on the wooden
window frames and
doorframes.
Hanji
is
a large, gender-segregated public
bathhouse in Korea.
Jjimjilbang
Jjimjil is derived from
the words
meaning
headed bath
Traditional Korean
entrance gate
MUNGAN CHAE
Part
of the roof protruding
outside.
CHEOMA (eaves)
Edge of the eaves slightly angled
up, like a bird’s wing
ready to take off.
CHEOMAKKEUT
traditional
wooden architecture
specifically to the
woodworkers who employ
the traditional carpentry
techniques.
DAEMOKJANG
Male
quarters inside a hanok
SARANGBANG
female
quarters inside a hanok
ANBANG
is literally the belted grid and the up-right
diagonal floral design; and their unlimited
variations and combinations.
ttisal-mun
the central component in
the Korean national flag.
t’aeguk pattern
The basic characteristics of the are the red comma shape, the male element, and
beneath it the blue comma shape, the female
element, both of which interlock in a circle to
express infinite movement.
t’aeguk pattern
connotes the patterns painted on the exposed frames
of the eaves or doors of traditional wooden buildings and is also used on wooden
sculptures and handicrafts
Tanch’long
was used not only for decorative purposes but
also for preservation, by concealing flaws of exposed naked wooden frames. It was
widely used as a decorative motif in palatial and temple buildings. Lotus,
pomegranate, and other floral designs form the major tanch’ long patterns in the
extant royal palaces and temples.
Tanch‘long
Roof end tile shaped like an owl’s tail
chimi
Buddhism, the brightly colored patterns of
danch’eong adorn the ceilings, eaves,
support pillars, and walls of temple
buildings.
Danch’eong: Enlightenment
