Dohwaseo
Dohwaseo or Korean Royal Academy of Painting (Korean: 도화서, hanja: 圖畵署) is an administrative office of Joseon drawing pictures requested by other administrative offices of Joseon. It was originally called Dohwawon (Korean: 도화원) since Goryeo Dynasty until Yejong,[1] but office's class has been dropped, and office was renamed to Dohwaseo.[2]
Organization and roles[]
Gyeongguk daejeon documented that Dohwaseo is made of one Je-ju (Korean: 제주, hanja: 提調), two Byeol-je (Korean: 별제, hanja: 別提), and twenty miscellaneous workers. Main task of this organization was to paint a practical paints to the Nation, such as creating Uigwe. Besides, they drew portraits of King, popular men or maps.[2]
Hwawon[]
Artists who worked on Dohwaseo were called Hwanwon or Hwasa. An Gyeon, hwawon during Sejong the Great, is famous for his Shan shui, and left Mongyudowondo and Sasipaljungdo. Kim Hong-do and Shin Yun-bok is also famous Hwawon for their drawings.[3]
See also[]
Institutes equivalent in the rest of the world[]
- Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
- Accademia di San Luca
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Prussian Academy of Arts
References[]
- ^ "도화서 - Daum 백과사전" (in Korean). Daum Kakao. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ a b 한국역사연구회 (1996). 조선시대사람들은 어떻게 살았을까 (in Korean). 청년사. p. 181. ISBN 8972783188. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Lee, Joon-gu (2013). 조선의 화가 (in Korean). Star Books. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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