Gansong Art Museum

The Gansong Art Museum, located in Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea, is the first modern private museum of Korea and was founded by Jeon Hyeongpil (전형필 全鎣弼) in 1938. The museum was named after the pen name of the founder, Gansong (간송 澗松). The aim of the foundation was to prevent Japanese removal of Korean cultural properties, during the Japanese occupation.[1] At times, numerous Korean cultural properties were taken to Japan, such as Goryeo porcelains, statues of Buddha made in Silla kingdom, documents and books made in Joseon dynasty.[2] Jeon Hyeongpil contributed at his own expense to protect Korean culture and art.

Gansong Art Museum
Hangul
간송미술관
Hanja
澗松美術館
Revised RomanizationGansong misulgwan
McCune–ReischauerKansong misulgwan

The museum holds many top-rated antique pieces of art such as Hunmin jeongeum (No. 70 National Treasure), Donggukjeongun Book 1, 2 (No. 71 National Treasure), Geumdong gyemimyeong samjonbul (No. 72 National Treasure), Hyewon pungsokdo.

  • Cheongja unhak sanggam mun maebyeong, the 68th national treasure of Korea
  • Hunmin Jeongeum
  • 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)

See also

References
  1. Gansong Art Museum to Display National Treasures from KBS Global
  2. (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/EncyKorea. Retrieved 2008-04-11.


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