Jeongsasin Chamseok Gyehoedo (Collection)

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1431

Category

Painting

Era

1580년

Designated year

2005

Location

용산구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 용산구 서빙고로 137 (용산동6가, 국립중앙박물관)

Coordinates

37.538427, 126.965444

This Gyehoedo (Gathering of Officials) on a six-panel folding screen depicts the social gatherings held between 1583-1587, and in which Jeong Sa-sin (1558-1619), a civil official during the reign of King Seonjo of the Joseon Dynasty, took part. The six pieces consist of paintings of Goewonjangbang gyehoedo (Gathering of Officials from the Office of Diplomatic Correspondence, dated around 1583); Bongsan gyehoedo (Gathering of Officials at Bongsan Mountain, 1583); Taesang gyehoedo (Gathering of Officials from the Office of Religious Services, 1585); Yejonanggwan gyehoedo (Gathering of Officials from the Ministry of Rites, 1586); Hyeongjonanggwan gyehoedo (Gathering of Officials from the Ministry of Justice, 1586); and Miwon gyehoedo (Gathering of Officials from the Office of the Censor-General, 1587). The second, third and fifth pieces closely resemble the one-sided composition that was characteristic of the An Gyeon School in the early 16th century, but the scenery is even more spread out, leaving much space in between. The first and fourth pieces exhibit the characteristics of the paintings of outdoor gathering of officials known as Seohogye, while the sixth piece represents a new artistic style of Gyehoedo depicting government offices that emerged in the 1570s. These paintings are of immense historical and artistic value as they reflect the painting styles of the 1580s, as the production date and the participants are clearly indicated, and also because they are a collection of paintings of social gatherings which commonly feature the same person.

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