Artworks

Sun, Moon and Five Peaks (six-panel screen)

Artwork · Anonymous · 19th century · byōbu

A folk version of the irwŏl obongdo that stood behind the throne: five peaks rise from the waves like the isles of the immortals, between pines and waterfalls, the sun (the king) and the moon (the queen) above. 1 Portal 2000, pp. 146–147, fig. 80. ↩ Literatur Portal 2000: Jane Portal, Korea: Art and Archaeology, London: British Museum Press 2000.