Donggwoldo (The Eastern Palaces)

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.249-2

Category

Painting

Era

조선 순조년간(1801~1834)

Designated year

1995

Location

서구, 부산광역시— 부산광역시 서구 구덕로 (부민동2가, 동아대학교부민캠퍼스) 동아대학교박물관

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Map of the Eastern Palaces (Donggwol-do, 1995) - A painting of Changdeok Palace and Changgyeong Palace located east of Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace, bearing the title "Map of the Eastern Palaces" (東闕圖). The painting measures 35-36.3 cm in width and 274.0 cm in height (per panel) and forms a 16-panel folding screen. Executed from a bird's-eye perspective from the upper right, it depicts with remarkable clarity and meticulous detail the pavilions, bridges, and walls of the two palaces surrounded by mountains and hills, as well as landscaping elements such as lotus flowers and rock formations, rendered with lifelike appearance. The depiction of the surrounding mountains and hills follows the brushwork techniques of Chinese Southern School painting, while the rendering of buildings and perspective treatment appear to reflect the influence of Western painting techniques. Another painting shares the identical format, technique, and dimensions, differing only in being colored with inscriptions of building names written in black characters. Based on the presence or absence of buildings depicted and the dates of reconstruction, it is estimated to have been painted by court painters of the Dohwaseo (Royal Painting Bureau) before 1830. These two paintings hold greater significance for architectural research than for pictorial value, providing important evidence for authentication by visually expressing the building arrangements and overall appearance more effectively than ground plans such as the Palace Layout or Eastern Palace diagram forms.