The Kansong Art Museum (Korean: 간송미술관) is located in Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea.
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| Established | 1938 |
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| Location | 87-1 Seongbuk-ro, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 37°35′39.13″N 126°59′47.68″E / 37.5942028°N 126.9965778°E |
| Founder | Jeon Hyeongpil |
| Website | kansong |
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| Hangul | 간송미술관 |
| Hanja | 澗松美術館 |
| Revised Romanization | Gansong misulgwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kansong misulgwan |
The predecessor to the museum, Bohwagak (보화각; 葆華閣), was founded by Jeon Hyeong-pil in 1938.[1] It was the first privately-owned museum in Korea, and showcased various Korean historical and artistic materials that Jeon had gathered.[1] His goal was to prevent Japanese removal of Korean cultural properties during the Japanese colonial period.[2] Numerous Korean cultural properties were taken to Japan, such as Goryeo porcelains, Silla-era Buddhist statues, and Joseon-era texts.[3]
The museum was designed by architect Park Gil-ryong (박길룡).[1] Jeon died in 1962; his sons Jeon Seong-u (전성우; 全晟雨) and Jeon Yeong-u (전영우; 全暎雨) continued his work in museum and art curation. In 1966, the Kansong Art Museum and the Korean Folk Art Research Institute (한국민족미술연구소; 韓國民族美術硏究所) were founded by the pair. The former entity shows pieces to the public, and the latter performs academic research.[1] The museum is named for the art name of Jeon Hyeong-pil (간송; 澗松; Kansong).
As of 2011[update], the museum housed twelve national treasures. This includes a copy of the Hunminjeongeum, which first described the Korean script Hangul[1] (National Treasure No. 70). Other national treasures include Donggukjeongun Book 1, 2 (National Treasure No. 71), Geumdong gyemimyeong samjonbul (No. 72 National Treasure), and Hyewon pungsokdo.[citation needed]
Gallery edit
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Cheongja unhak sanggam mun maebyeong, the 68th national treasure -
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A portrait of a beauty painted by Hyewon -
A portrait of a beauty handed down to Haenam Yun family -
Pajeokdo drawn by Kim Deuksin -
Holding a drinking party from Hyewon pungsokdo drawn by Hyewon -
Susik deukgyek (수식득격 瘦式得格) painted and written by Chusa -
Gwuiraejeong (귀래정 歸來亭) -
Gukjeong chumyo by Byeon Sang-byeok, 18th century
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References edit
- ^ a b c d e "간송미술관(澗松美術館)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Gansong Art Museum to Display National Treasures[permanent dead link] from KBS Global
- ^ (in Korean) Brief information about Gansong Art Museum from Yahoo Korea dictionary Archived March 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- "Gansong Art Museum (간송미술관 澗松美術館)" (in Korean). Empas/Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2008-04-11.