Folding Screen of Complete View of Geumgangsan Mountain

This scroll depicted the detailed location and geographic information about Mount Geumgang, and also splendid colours show that this painting is not only a map of a mountain but also a valuable colour painting. Most of the Mount Geumgang paintings were believed to be made after the middle of the Joseon Period. Mount Geumgang is regarded as a national symbol and represents Korea’s ethnic identity. Therefore, this painting was painted in a fantasy and abstract manner. But it should be remembered that the painting also contains detailed names of valleys and peaks of the mountain.

Conservation Story
The screen was generally dark due to contamination, and the green pigment had been peeled off. Fibers were raised and torn due to temperature and humidity and friction, and the filled part and corners were excited during the previous preservation treatment. After preparing a damage map before preservation treatment, the base material is estimated to be an epidermis as a result of microscopic examination for material analysis.