My Impression of Korea - Korea.net
My Impression of Korea - Korea.net
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THE BEAUTY OF KOREA-16<br />
Time: Joseon Dynasty<br />
Material and Size: Color on silk | W.55.3cm, H.150.5cm per panel<br />
Six-Fold Screen <strong>of</strong><br />
the Sun, Moon and Five Peaks<br />
Screens as backdrop for the seats <strong>of</strong> the masters <strong>of</strong> their rooms traditionally signified the<br />
nature <strong>of</strong> their authority or implied their tastes. A screen <strong>of</strong> the sun, moon and five peaks<br />
was a symbolic image <strong>of</strong> the universe which always backed the throne <strong>of</strong> the Joseon king.<br />
The components <strong>of</strong> the painting are natural, long-living things, used as metaphors <strong>of</strong> the<br />
royal benevolence in the poem “Tianbao” and Shijing (Book <strong>of</strong> Odes). The decorative<br />
depiction <strong>of</strong> the subjects in bright colors and the panoramic symmetry suitably present the<br />
divinity <strong>of</strong> the regime as the perpetual nexus between the earthly and heavenly realms.<br />
Photo courtesy <strong>of</strong> National Palace Museum <strong>of</strong> <strong>Korea</strong><br />
42 KOREA NOVEMBER 2008<br />
NOVEMBER 2008 KOREA 43
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