Man-bong Yi
Painting
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Not receiving at present
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
This panel, part of a larger screen used as a backdrop at important social events, was painted by Buddhist monk the Venerable Yi Man-bong. He was one of the first three painters in Korea to be designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property for his tanch'ong paintings. Tanch'ong is the traditional craft of decorating important wooden buildings, such as temples, in the five primary colours of red, blue, yellow, back and white. Green is also often added in this colour scheme.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- FE.44-1991
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
