Muksan Art Gallery |
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1322 |
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| Museum |
Muksan Art Gallery |
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| Name |
Hawk |
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| Use/Function |
Flower & Bird Painting |
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Quantity
Possessed |
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| Location |
San605, Waseok-ri, Hadong-myeon, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea |
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| Owner |
Muksan Art Gallery |
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| Description |
Because of the sharp appearance of hawks and their habits of snatching their food off the ground, hawk paintings were believed to have the power to ward off evil spirits and prevent the three great tragedies (flood, fire, wind). According to legends on how hawk paintings became to be used as a charm, there is a story that ‘in the past, the daughter-in-law for the Muchang Jang household in old China saw a painting of a hawk painted by Emperor Huijong and fell on the floor and showed her true appearance of a fox’. This can be found in Jibukwoodam, written by Wang Sa-jeong who was a scholar of practical sciences in the Qing Dynasty. |
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