Illustrated in colour - first introduction in English to a Korean cultural asset - the banchado (painting of the order of guests at a royal event) - relating to all those taking part (1800 people) in the eight-day royal procession to Hwaseong organized by King Jeongjo in 1795 to visit his father's tomb and celebrate his mother's sixtieth birthday.
This is the first monograph on the subject to be published in English. It comprises 130 full-colour plates of shaman gods. Supported by two introductory chapters 'Reflections on Shaman God Paintings and Shamanism' by Kim Tae-gon, and 'The Shaman God Paintings as an Icon and Its Artistic Qualities'.
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