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“Folding Screen of Books and Scholars’ Utensils” from Joseon Dynasty / 문방도병풍 / 文房圖屛風

by taeshik.kim 2022. 9. 5.
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Why was 'Folding Screen of Books and Scholars’ Utensils placed around king and prince?
연합뉴스  / 2022-09-05 09:08:12

 

https://k-odyssey.com/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065571689616272 

 

Why was ′Folding Screen of Books and Scholars’ Utensils placed around king and prince?

SEOUL, September 5 (Yonhap) -- The “Folding Screen of Books and Scholars’ Utensils” was chose as the “Curator’s Choice from the Royal Treasures” for the month of September and it is now placed at the ...

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The National Palace Museum of Korea (Director: Kim In Kyu), an affiliate of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea, has selected “Folding Screen of Books and Scholars’ Utensils” as its “Curator’s Choice from the Royal Treasures” for the month of September.

It will be presented online in a YouTube broadcast on the channels of the Cultural Heritage Administration and the National Palace Museum of Korea starting September 1. 


* National Palace Museum of Korea YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gogungmuseum
* Cultural Heritage Administration YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chluvu

The item being introduced is a four-panel folding screen with a painting that vividly depicts books, scholarly accoutrement, fruit and flowers symbolizing good fortune and auspiciousness, and rare curiosities from China, all arranged behind a rolled-up curtain.

 

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This type of folding screen featuring painted books and curios is known in Korean as munbangdo. They were placed in Pyeonjeon Hall where the king managed everyday administrative matters and in Donggung Palace (the residential space of the crown prince) to convey the wish that he would devote himself to learning. 

The depiction of books and scholars’ accoutrements in munbangdo paintings demonstrates the royal family’s passion for study and learning. It also illustrates the popular hobby of collecting and appreciating curios.

Moreover, flowers and fruits with auspicious meanings were arranged in the painting: Pomegranates containing many seeds symbolized fertility, peonies in full bloom represented wealth and prosperity, plum branches stood for dignity and virtue, and the Buddha’s hand citrus and narcissus suggested the Buddha and immortals.

Together, these images embodied wishes for the peace and prosperity of the royal court. 

 

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The National Palace Museum of Korea houses a total of four folding screens of books and scholars’ utensils, which demonstrates that munbangdo paintings were produced and utilized in diverse manners within the Joseon royal court.

In addition to the four-panel screen that is this month’s Curator’s Choice, two-panel folding screens of books and scholars’ utensils are displayed in the Paintings and Calligraphy of Joseon Royal Court Gallery on the B1 floor of the museum.

 

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Those unable to visit the gallery in person can still enjoy this month’s Curator’s Choice virtually through a video with Korean and English subtitles available on the museum’s website (gogung.go.kr) and on the YouTube channels of the museum and the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea. 

 

 

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국립고궁박물관, 이달(9월)의 추천 유물로 ‘문방도 병풍’ 소개

문화재청 국립고궁박물관(관장 김인규)은 ‘문방도 병풍’을 9월의 ‘큐레이터 추천 왕실 유물’로 정해 1일부터 국립고궁박물관 지하층 ‘궁중서화’ 전시실에서 공개하고, 문화재청과 국립고궁박물관 유튜브를 통해 온라인 영상으로도 공개한다.


* 문화재청 유튜브: https://www.youtube.com/chluvu
* 국립고궁박물관 유튜브: https://www.youtube.com/gogungmuseum

<문방도 병풍>은 걷어 올린 휘장 안으로 책과 문방구, 복되고 길함을 상징하는 과일과 꽃, 그리고 중국의 진귀한 고동기물(古銅器物)을 다채롭게 묘사한 4폭의 병풍이다. 조선 왕실에서는 왕과 왕세자가 학문에 힘쓰기를 바라며, 왕의 일상 공간인 편전이나 왕세자가 거처하는 동궁에 문방도 병풍을 설치하였다. 
* 고동기물: 오래되었거나 희귀한 옛날 물건 및 예술품

문방도 속 책과 기물은 학문과 배움을 추구하고, 골동품을 수집하고 감상하는 왕실의 취미를 보여준다. 꽃과 과일에는 다양한 길상의 의미를 담았다. 알이 많은 석류는 다산, 만발한 모란은 부귀영화, 곧게 뻗은 매화는 절개와 지조, 불수감과 수선화는 부처와 신선을 상징하여 왕실의 안녕과 번영을 바라는 마음을 담았다. 

국립고궁박물관에는 총 4점의 문방도 병풍이 소장되어 있는데, 이를 통해 문방도가 왕실에서 다양하게 제작되고 활용된 것을 알 수 있다. 

지하층 ‘궁중서화’ 전시실에서는 이번에 큐레이터 추천 유물로 소개하는 4폭의 문방도 병풍 외에 2폭의 문방도 병풍 2점을 함께 감상할 수 있다. 또한 박물관을 직접 방문하지 않아도 국민 누구나 볼 수 있도록 국립고궁박물관 누리집(gogung.go.kr)과 문화재청․국립고궁박물관 유튜브에서 국·영문 자막과 함께 해설영상으로 공개한다. 

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