Samseon gwanpado (Three Daoist Immortals Watching the Waves) in Gyeonghungak Hall of Changdeokgung Palace

Painted around 1920 and affixed to Gyeonghungak Hall, this mural is the work of Yi Sang-beom, a leading rising painter trained at the Seohwa Misurwon, an art education institution sponsored by the royal household. It clearly shows the tradition of repetitive-form landscape painting established by An Jung-sik following Jang Seung-eop, remaining faithful to the depiction of forms and to fine technical brushwork to produce a splendid composition. Together with five other paintings, it is one of only six court murals of its kind to survive today. Rather than serving as mere decoration, it is tied to the function of the hall, carrying an auspicious and symbolic meaning that reaffirms the restoration of the royal family's fallen peace and authority and reconfirms its capability, giving it historical and artistic value.

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Where it is

Region

Jongno-gu, Seoul

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산