The majority of books and studies on antique Korean furniture have been published in the Korean language, with only a few available in English.
Arts of Asia. July/August 1981. Vol. 11, No4. Article on Korean furniture.
ASIAN FURNITURE. Peter Moss. Form Asia books Limited 2007.
Korean wood crafts. Park Young – Gyu. Beomusa publishing. September 30, 1997
Wood lacquer craft. Park Young-gyu, Kim Dong-woo. March 24, 2005
Changsok at a glance or metalwork on Korean furniture. Mira Kim, Hye-Sung Choi. Published by the Korean crafts and design culture agency. 22/01/2018. ISBN: 978-89-97252-24-4.
Chests from the Chosun Dynasty. Chung Dae-Yong. Donginbang, Seoul 2008.
Chests of Korea. Chung Dae-Yong. Donginbang, Seoul 1993.
Choson furniture contemporary and composition actual survey materials. Catalog 2015. Donginbang Publishers.
Collection catalog commemorating the Museum’s 31st anniversary. Wood: crafted with the scents of life. 2009
Publication of the Albert Weisman museum.
Dining tables: Korean traditional handicrafts. Man Sill Pai. Ewha Womans University Press. November 7th 2006.
HANOAK. Traditional Korean homes. Author Jin-Hee Chun, Corporation Publishers, Seoul, 1999. http://www.holym.com This book has been written by the faculty members who teach housing and interior design in several Korean universities to inform the world on the Korean traditional house and interiors. The main chapters are on the Korean traditional way of space planning and furniture arrangement
History of Korean furniture. Jo Sook-Kyung. Publisher Mijinsa, April 2019. ISBN: 9788940805787.
A study on living furniture using Korean traditional wooden furniture manufacturing techniques. Yoo Jin Kyung, Yoo Jung Park, Choi Kyung Ran. Korean science and art forum, Vol 21. Published September 2015.
Jang of Korea. Chung Dae-Yong. Donginbang, Seoul 1998
Korean style. Iwatate Marcia & Kim Unsoo. Tuttle Publishing. Tokyo – Rutland, Vermont. Singapore 2006.
Korean antique furniture & accessories, Mathieu Deprez. Publisher: Seoul Selection, September 2013. Korean Antique Furniture & Accessories introduces the various types of furniture and accessories commonly seen during the Joseon era (1392-1897) and provides the associated historical, social, and cultural background to help see how Korean furniture came to be. Also presented are the tools, wood, and techniques often used by traditional woodworkers. Rich in illustrations and color photographs, this book will help the reader better understand Korean furniture and better appreciate its role and place within Korean culture.
Korean art collection in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. University of Oregon. Daejon, Korea. National research institute of cultural heritage 2015. ISBN: 9788929907944.
Korean chests, treasures of the Yi dynasty. Wickman Michael. Seoul International Company.
Korean lacquer art. Soon-Chim Jung, Patricia Frick. Hirmer Publishers 2012.
KOREAN PATTERNS. Jae Sik Suh. Hollym Corporation Publishers, Korea 2007.
Korean traditional furniture. Kyungsook Nam. Publisher Sagom (Hanyang University press). December 26th 2008.
Traditional Korean wooden furniture. Park Young Gyu. 2019. Park Young-gyu, a professor of Media Design at Yongin University’s College of Culture and Arts. It introduces Korean traditional wooden furniture, which has been continuously receiving attention as a representative craft of refined beauty. It was compiled based on accurate measurements to properly inherit and reproduce traditional wooden furniture. It is composed mainly of Sarabang furniture, and bedroom furniture and kitchen furniture are attached.Drawings and details of traditional wooden furniture
Somok. The Korean traditional joinery. Kim Sam-Jae. Korean craft design culture promotion institute publication. 22/01/2018.
Things Korean. O Young Lee. Tuttle Edition, 1999
Traditional Korean Furniture, Elegance and Tradition. Edward Reynolds Wright – Man Sill Pai. Tokyo, Kodansha International 1984. Though there has long been a need for a clear guide to the intricacies of this marvelous furniture, this is the first systematic survey of Korean furniture in any language. The 152 plates depict a wide variety of objects of the highest quality, artless folk as well as flamboyant aristocratic pieces, and set a standard for appreciation and evaluation. The 106 figures illustrate the research of the authors into traditional Korean houses and lifestyles as well as woods, joinery, metal fittings, and woodworker’s tools. This pioneering book provides a grand overview of one of the world’s great furniture traditions.
Traditional wooden furniture. Kim Sam Dae-Ja. Daewonsa publishing Co. June 30, 1997. ISBN: 9788936901592.
Wood and paper in Korean traditional crafts. paperback, January 1 2004. Kim Samki & Yang Jongsung, Kim Samdaeja, Kim Heeso, Jung Yonhak. Publisher: National Folk Museum of Korea.
Wooden Furniture. Written and photographed by the National Folk Museum of Korea. Heesoo Kim & Samki Kim. 20/11/2004. ISBN: 978-89-369-0988-8.
The wooden house in Korea. Choi Soon-Woo and Park Young-Gyu. Kyungmi Publishing Co., Ltd. 1981
Traditional wooden furniture. Kim Sam Dae-Ja. Daewonsa 1997
East-Asian-Lacquer-The-Irving-Collection-Met-Museum-Publication. Watt, James C. Y., and Barbara Brennan Ford. 1991 A catalogue of 178 objects from the Florence and Herbert Irving collection of East Asian lacquers, one of the finest collections in the West.
Hanoak: Traditional Korean Homes CHOI, JAE-SOON et al. Published by Elizabeth: Hollym Int. Corp., 2000. A monograph on the traditional design and decoration of Korean houses, emphasizing traditional ways of space planning, furniture arrangement, and general interior design and decoration.
HANOK, The Korean House. Nani Park, Robert J. Fouser, TUTTLE Publishing. A rare glimpse into Korean hanok, Inside the Korean House takes readers on an unprecedented tour through the modern interiors of twelve magnificent traditional homes.
Soban, Korean traditional portable dining table. Woori Craft & Design Resource Book 14 Gongho Choi , Mira Kim Author(Writing). Korean publication. Korea Craft Design Culture Promotion Institute · Released on December 07, 2018. Available at Kyobo Bookstore in Seoul.
Our wooden furniture is of great (Korean edition). Author: Kim Mira. Publisher : Borim Korean Art Museum. (January 1, 2007) Language : English ISBN-10 : 894330644X ISBN-13 : 978-8943306441
Korean wooden furniture. Seoul Museum of History. Published 2002.
Korean Art & Design. McKillop, Beth, Publisher : Victoria & Albert Museum; First Edition (January 1, 1992). Contains a chapter on Korean furniture
Korean furniture & culture by Park Cha, Yoon Bok & Soon, Chi & Yongsoon. Publisher : Shinkwang Publishing Co.; First Edition (January 1, 1988)
The charm of Joseon dynasty wooden furniture. Ho-Am Art Museum. Publication: 2002. many illustrations of furniture from private collections in Korea.
Fine collection of woodcrafts of Korea University Museum Korean. Author: Pangmulgwan Koryo Taehakkyo. Year printed 1990. Language : Korean and English Publisher : Soul Tʻŭkpyotsi : Koryo Taehakkyo Pangmulgwan, 1990 Printed in Korea
Korean Art Collection, Weisman Art Museum (영문판). Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation. Korean Art at the Weisman Art Museum_Lyndel King 16 Survey of the Korean Art Collection at the Weisman Art Museum_Oh Dayun 20 PLATES Furniture 28 Earthenware and Tile 134 Glazed Ceramics 174 Painting 208 APPENDICES Object List of the Korean Art Collection at the Weisman Art Museum 256 Notes on Credit Lines of the Korean Art Collection at the Weisman Art Museum 294 Bibliography 296
Soban Korean Traditional Mini Tables – Korean Craft Book. Author: Bae Mainsail. 2006 Published in Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea)
Korean Folk Art & Craft. Edward B. Adams. Seoul International Publishing House. Second printing: October 1989.
Korean Wood Furniture Park, Young-Kyu Published by Sam Seong Publishing, Seoul, Korea, 1982
The beauty of old Korean furniture. A special exhibition organized in celebration of the 110th anniversary of Ewha Womans University Published by Ewha Womans University Museum, 1996. 138pp, Korean, only very basic info in English.
Fine collection of woodcrafts of Korea University Museum. Author: Pangmulgwan Koryo Taehakkyo. Year printed 1990 Pages 274 Illustrations: 308, all color .Great details. Language : Korean and English Publisher : Soul Tʻŭkpyotsi : Koryo Taehakkyo Pangmulgwan, 1990 Printed in Korea
Lighting fixture. Collection catalog. National Palace Museum. 2023.
Joseon Dynasty Festival and Wooden Ritual. 2005. Yongin National University Museum Special Exhibition. Publisher Yongin National University Museum Publication year: December 2005.
Joseon wooden furniture classic set. Park Young-gyu. publication July 01, 2023.
Traditional Wooden Furniture Special Exhibition. Gyeonggi Style (Catalogue). Gyeonggi provincial Museum. October 18, 2012.
