[KS] [ks] lecture on Koguryo tomb mural and early Japanese art in Portland

[Junghee Lee]

Hello,

Those who plans to visit Portland area in May, I would like to invite 
you to a Korean/Japanese art lecture.

Dr. Ho Tae Jeon will present a lecture and slideshow titled “Koguryo 
Tomb Murals and Japan in Ancient East Asian Funeral Arts” at Portland 
State University on May 19, 2011, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The 
presentation will take place in room 238 of the Smith Memorial Student 
Union, and is sponsored by PSU’s Center for Japanese Studies.

Dr. Jeon, a visiting affiliated Scholar of the Korea Institute at 
Harvard University, and Professor at the University of Ulsan in the 
Department of History and Culture, is the author of /Goguryeo: In Search 
of Its Culture and History/. He is a former curator of the National 
Museum of Korea, and has published numerous articles on Goguruyeo tomb 
murals and ancient Chinese art.

According to Dr. Jeon, “Koguryo tomb murals were introduced to Japan by 
monks and craftsmen of Koguryo. Murals of Takamatsuzuka may have been 
drawn by immigrants of Koguryo and Japanese painters,” which is evidence 
of the close connection between the two civilizations at the time.

Koguryou tomb murals are registered as “UNESCO World Heritage” and 
represent an important part of Korea’s history and cultural heritage, 
and perhaps of Japan’s as well.  To learn more about the tombs, see 
UNESCOs  beautiful presentation, available online at 
whc.*unesco*.org/uploads/activities/documents/activity-275-1.pdf

Dr. Jeon’s visit is sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies at 
Portland State University, in collaboration with the Institute for Asian 
Studies. For information about other events visit the Center’s website 
and www.pdx.edu/cjs, or Junghee Lee at dilj at pdx.edu.


Best wishes,

Junghee Lee
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