Danwon Pungsokdo Cheop
Danwon pungsokdo cheop is an album of genre painting ('' pungsokhwa'' or ''pungsokdo'') drawn by Kim Hongdo during the late Joseon dynasty. It was named after Kim's pen name, Danwon and comprises the 25 paintings in total. The album is painted with light watercolor on ''hanji'' (한지 Korean paper). Each painting depicts vividly common people's daily life in the Joseon period. ''Danwon pungsokdo cheop'' is designated as the 527th Treasures of South Korea and held by National Museum of Korea located in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ... At work places Daily life On the streets Pastime Education See also * Hyewon pungsokdo * Korean painting * List of Korean painters * Inwangjesaekdo External links *Brief information abo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Genre Painting
Genre painting (or petit genre), a form of genre art, depicts aspects of everyday life by portraying ordinary people engaged in common activities. One common definition of a genre scene is that it shows figures to whom no identity can be attached either individually or collectively, thus distinguishing it from history paintings (also called ''grand genre'') and portraits. A work would often be considered as a genre work even if it could be shown that the artist had used a known person—a member of his family, say—as a model. In this case it would depend on whether the work was likely to have been intended by the artist to be perceived as a portrait—sometimes a subjective question. The depictions can be realistic, imagined, or romanticized by the artist. Because of their familiar and frequently sentimental subject matter, genre paintings have often proven popular with the bourgeoisie, or middle class. Genre subjects appear in many traditions of art. Painted decorations in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Traditional Korean Roof Construction
Traditional Korean roof construction has traditionally used many kinds of natural materials. They are made of neowa (shingle), giwa (tiles), byeotjib (rice Straw), stone giwa (tiles), eoksae (eulalia) and goolpy (oak bark) Neowa (Shingle) roof Neowajib (a shingle-roofed house) can be seen in mountain villages (for example, in Gangwon-do), since these are places which are hard to get materials, such as Giwa and rice straw. Instead, it is made with the pieces of thick bark of about 200-year-old red pine trees which are easy to get. The size of neowa is not fixed, but it is usually about 20–30 cm wide, 40–59 cm long and 4–5 cm thickness. Usually 105–140 of neowa used to complete a roof. To protect neowa from the wind, heavy stones or logs were put on the roof. The air can be changed through the gaps between neowa, since there was no smokestack. When it rains, the wood with moisture can have a waterproof effect. In common, neowa's durability is around 5 years ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jumak
In old Korean society, a ''Jumak'' was a kind of tavern or inn that served alcoholic beverages and food and also provided lodging to travellers. It was also called ''jusa'' (), ''juga'' (), or ''jupo'' (). While it is unknown when ''jumak'' first came into existence, historical documents show that a kisaeng (female entertainer), Cheongwan (天官), operated one. According to ''Samguk Yusa,'' a general of the Silla Kingdom, Kim Yu-sin, frequented the place when he was young. Other sources assume ''jumak'' first appeared in 1097 during King Sukjong's reign in the Goryeo Dynasty Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati .... References External links History of Korea Types of drinking establishment {{Korea-cuisine-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |