Hyewon pungsokdo - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Hyewon pungsokdo is an album of the genre paintings (pungsokhwa or pungsokdo) drawn by the Korean painter Shin Yunbok during the late Joseon dynasty

Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

. It was named after Shin's pen name

Pen name

A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...

, Hyewon, and comprises 30 paintings in total.

The album was drain away to Japan without any information given. In 1930, Jeon Hyeopil (전형필:全鎣弼), later the founder of the Gansong Art Museum

Gansong Art Museum

Gansong Art Museum is the first modern private museum of Korea and was founded by Jeon Hyeongpil in 1938. The museum was named after the pen name of the founder, Gansong . The aim of the foundation was to prevent Japanese removal of Korean cultural properties, during the Japanese occupation...

, purchased it from an antique dealer in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

and newly mounted the album. Oh Sechang (오세창), who was a journalist and pro-independence activist, wrote the subtitles and postface for the album. Hyewon pungsokdo is designated as the 135th National Treasure of South Korea

National treasures of South Korea

The National Treasures of Korea are a numbered set of tangible treasures, artifacts, sites, and buildings which are recognized by South Korea as having exceptional artistic, cultural and historical value...

and is held in the collection of the Gansong Art Museum

Gansong Art Museum

located in Seongbuk-gu

Seongbuk-gu

Seongbuk-gu is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is located in the mid-north part of the city. The current Mayor is Seo Chan-gyo, who has been mayor since July 1, 2006.-Administrative divisions:...

, Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, South Korea.

Pastime

Title	Korean title	Description
Dancing together with holding two knives	쌍검대무(雙劍對舞)	Two kisaeng are performing geommu Geommu Geommu is a traditional sword dance practiced in Korea. Geommu is performed with special costume, dance motions, and music. The dance is known for its grace in performance. Extra emphasis is placed on the movement of the costuming, notably the sleeves, in harmony with the movements of the dancer... (sword dance)
An amusing day in a spring field	상춘야흥 (賞春野興)
Resounding geomungo Geomungo The geomungo or hyeongeum is a traditional Korean stringed musical instrument of the zither family of instruments with both bridges and frets... , praiseworthy lotus	청금상련 (廳琴賞蓮), 혹은 연당야유 (蓮塘野遊)
A boat party on the clean river	주유청강 (舟遊淸江)
Entertainment for summering	납량만흥 (納凉漫興)
Absorbing in the ssangyuk play	쌍육삼매(雙六三昧)	Ssangyuk is a Korean traditional game similar to chess Chess Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player... .
Playing tuho under the forest	임하투호(林下投壺)	Tuhoo is a Korean traditional competing game similar to darts Darts Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules... . Players draw an arrow into a vase.

Gibang

Picture	Title	Korean title	Description
	Nothing happens in the gibang chamber	기방무사 (妓房無事)
	Whiling away the hours at a cheongru	청루소일(靑樓消日)
	Waiting for drinks being served at a hongru	홍루대주 (紅樓待酒)
	Holding a drinking party	주사거배 (酒肆擧盃)
	Who will be the hero at the brothel?	유곽쟁웅 (遊廓爭雄)

Daily life

Picture	Title	Korean title	Description
	A scenery on Dano day	단오풍정 (端午風情)
	A story of a street by a stream	계변가화 (溪邊街話)
	Gossiping at the well at night	정변야화 (井邊夜話)
	Monks asking for alms on the street	노상탁발 (路上托鉢)
	A woman washing a laundry meets the seeker	표모봉심 (漂母逢尋)
	The dance of a shaman	무녀신무 (巫女神舞)

Meeting

Title	Korean title	Description
Young people's outgoing	연소답청 (年少踏靑)	The picture illustrates a scenery of Hanryang(man-about-town) flirting with Kisaeng Kisaeng Kisaeng , sometimes called ginyeo , were female Korean official prostitute or entertainers. Kisaeng are artists who work to entertain others, such as the yangbans and kings.... on the street in spring.
Leading a Kisaeng, passing on the red leaves	휴기답풍 (携妓踏楓)
Finding the temple after hearing a bell sound.	문종심사(聞鍾尋寺)
Biguni (a Buddhist nun) greeting a gisaeng	이승영기(尼僧迎妓)
Running into each other on the street	노중상봉(路中相逢)

Lovers

Picture	Title	Korean title	Description
	Spring mood covers all the places	춘색만원 (春色滿園)
	A young boy plucking an azalea	소년전홍 (少年剪紅)
	The lovers under the moon	월하정인(月下情人)
	A secret meeting under the moon	월야밀회 (月夜密會)
	A secret trip at night	야금모행(夜禁冒行)