Kansong Art Museum

Kansong Art Museum
Hangul	간송미술관
Hanja	澗松美術館
Revised Romanization	Gansong misulgwan
McCune–Reischauer	Gansong misulkwan

Gansong Art Museum 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. 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. Jeon Hyeongpil contributed at his own expense to protect Korean culture and art.

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.

Gallery

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  Cheongja unhak sanggam mun maebyeong, the 68th national treasure of Korea
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  Hunmin Jeongeum
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  A portrait of a beauty painted by Hyewon
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  A portrait of a beauty handed down to Haenam Yun family
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  Pajeokdo drawn by Kim Deuksin
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  Holding a drinking party from Hyewon pungsokdo drawn by Hyewon
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  Susik deukgyek (수식득격 瘦式得格) painted and written by Chusa
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  Gwuiraejeong (귀래정 歸來亭)

See also

• Korean painting
• List of museums in South Korea
• National Treasures of South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics

References

• "Gansong Art Museum (간송미술관 澗松美術館)" (in Korean). Empas/EncyKorea. Retrieved 2008-04-11.

External links

• Template:Ko icon Brief information about Gansong Art Museum
• Template:Ko icon Brief information about Gansong Art Museum from Yahoo Korea dictionary