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Book/Printed Material Kyobang kayo 敎坊歌謠 / Title in Chinese reading: Jiao fang ge yao

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Title

  • Kyobang kayo

Other Title

  • 敎坊歌謠
  • Title in Chinese reading: Jiao fang ge yao

Translated Title

  • Record of Songs and Dances Performed by Professional Female Entertainers

Summary

  • Gyobanggayo is a collection of 19th-century songs and dances by the gisaeng (the Korean equivalent of geisha). Gyobang were the facilities that trained and controlled gisaeng, who belonged to the provincial government office during the Joseon Dynasty, and gayo meant songs. The book includes not only ariettas, lyrics, poems, and folksongs (all collected using Hangul, the Korean alphabet) but also colored manuscripts of dances with detailed movements for the gisaeng. It has a distinct historical value by providing insight into the cultural and social situations of the provinces at that time as seen through the eyes of the gisaeng.

Names

  • Jeong, Hyeonseok Author

Created / Published

  • [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 1865.

Headings

  • -  Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • -  Republic of Korea
  • -  1865
  • -  Dance
  • -  Folk songs
  • -  Korean poetry
  • -  Poetry

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 book: color illustrations; 28 x 20.3 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Korea.
  • -  Content in Korean and Chinese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
  • -  Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667423

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Jeong, Hyeonseok Author. Kyobang Kayo. [Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified, 1865] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667423/.

APA citation style:

Jeong, H. A. (1865) Kyobang Kayo. [Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667423/.

MLA citation style:

Jeong, Hyeonseok Author. Kyobang Kayo. [Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified, 1865] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667423/>.