HIST 80b Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Edo Castle, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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Joseon korea (1392 1910) yi dynasty. The yangban, the neoconfucian administrative class, was essentially a bloodline hierarchy that allowed for almost no social mobility (there were some exceptions). Hanyang (aka hanseong), now modern day seoul. However, china preferred korean porcelain over buncheong ware, unlike japan which preferred buncheong ware. The 1550s saw a transition from buncheong ware to white. Korea first developed moveable metal type printing, the most notable woodblock print series created was a series of sutras known as the triptaka koreana. Sejong believed that talent existed within the lower classes, and sought to establish social mobility. The scholarly (munban) rank and military (muban) rank composed the yangban aristocracy. The yangban received a private education in the confucian texts. The kisaeng were low class women trained in the arts of literacy, medicine, and entertainment. They entertained men and were not required to be entirely covered up in clothing.

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