A Painting of Royal Tombs and Palaces in Hamgyeong Province

It is a painting of Taejo’s ancestors’ tombs in Northern Hamgyeong province. Only 6 pieces of pictures are found today. Each picture indicates 24 bearings, and writes on the top right the name and location of the tomb, the title of the ancestors’ who were honored as a king, the name of his queen and numbers of children. The picture clearly shows Feng-sui features; mountain ranges and topography is emphasized and composed to look as if the ranges are spread out from the center, and the center is described to show vital force of the earth. This picture seems to have been repainted every time there was a change to the tombs or the surrounding buildings. * Display image : Mokjo(ancestors of Taejo, Yi Seong-gye)'s Tomb and Palace