An ethnography of the Hermit Kingdom : the J.B. Bernadou Korean collection, 1884-1885 /

In 1884, Smithsonian Secretary Spencer Baird appointed J.B. Bernadou, a naval officer, to gather a collection of material culture from the Hermit Kingdom, which had been closed to outsiders until 1882. Baird gave Bernadou the official title of "Smithsonian Attache" to the American Legation...

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Main Author:	Houchins, Chang-su (Author)
Corporate Author:	National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Asian Cultural History Program
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian Institution, 2004.
Subjects:	Bernadou, John B. > (John Baptiste), > 1858-1908 > Art collections > Catalogs. Bernadou, John B. > (John Baptiste), > 1858-1908. National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). > Asian Cultural History Program > Catalogs. National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). > Asian Cultural History Program. 1392-1910 Arts, Korean > Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910 > Catalogs. Arts > Private collections > Washington (D.C.) > Catalogs. Arts coréens > 1392-1910 (Époque des Li) > Catalogues. Antiquities. Art > Private collections. Arts > Private collections. Konst > historia. Korea > Antiquities > Catalogs. Korea. Washington (D.C.) Catalogs (documents) Catalogs. Catalogues.