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A Pictorial Map of Mountain Geonji in Jeonju

Government of Korean EmpireKorean Empire, After 1899 (Gwangmu 3)

Academy of Korean Studies

Academy of Korean Studies
Seongnam-si, South Korea

This is a pictorial map of Geonji Mountain’s landscape features in Jeonju, North of Jeolla province. Geonji Mountain was considered a sacred place since the ancestors of Yi of Jeonju family resided in here for a long time. The picture is composed to show the whole view of the mountain based on the progenitor Yi Han’s tomb area. The picture is estimated to have been painted in 1899 (Gwangmu 3) to commemorate the repair work on the graveyard such as gravestone. This picture, particularly, shows the exact location of the tomb area ‘Jogyeongdan’ in the whole Geonji mountain range.

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  • Title: A Pictorial Map of Mountain Geonji in Jeonju
  • Creator: Government of Korean Empire
  • Creator Nationality: Korean (Korean Empire)
  • Date: Korean Empire, After 1899 (Gwangmu 3)
  • location: Jangseogak, Academy of Korean Studies, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Rep. Korea
  • composition: 1 piece
  • Physical Dimensions: w26.2 x h49.2 cm
  • Original Title: Jeonju Geonjisan dohyeong (전주건지산도형, 全州乾止山圖形)
  • Korean caption: 전라북도 전주에 있는 건지산(乾止山)의 형세를 그린 회화식 지도이다. 건지산은 전주이씨의 조상들이 대대로 살던 곳으로 신성시되었다. 그림은 시조 이한(李翰)의 묘역을 중심으로 전체 경관을 한 눈에 볼 수 있도록 구성하여 그렸다. 1899년(광무 3) 이한의 묘역에 조경단(肇慶壇)과 비석을 세우는 등 정비작업을 마친 다음 이를 기념하여 제작한 것으로 추측된다. 특이 이 그림은 건지산의 전체 지형 속에서 조경단의 정확한 위치를 알려주는 정보를 담고 있다.
  • Provenance: Academy of Korean Studies
  • Type: Painting & Manuscript
  • Rights: Academy of Korean Studies

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