Yongjusa Temple Folding Screen

This is a four-panel folding screen painted in colour with images of plants and trees; each panel measures 65.5 cm wide and 222.5 cm long. It is presumed to have originally comprised eight panels. Each panel depicts a single type of plant — paulownia, maple, plum blossom, peony, and so on — and, except for the paulownia panel, each is paired with a strangely shaped rock rendered in dark ink. In some panels, blue rock and red blossom are painted together to create a contrast of colour. This kind of treatment can also be found in artefacts such as royal-court galigae — a type of folding screen — from the nineteenth century, in the late Joseon period. It is said to be a work by the painter Kim Hong-do, pen name Danwon (1745–?), presented by King Jeongjo when Yongjusa Temple was founded; however, this is not certain, since the style differs considerably from Danwon's usual manner and some nineteenth-century painting techniques are also apparent. It is an unusual work with the character of folk painting, and its highly refined technique makes it valuable material for the history of Korean painting.

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Where it is

Region

Hwaseong, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산