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Karma of Repeated Encounter with Jade Mandarin Duck

UnknownLate period of Joseon

Academy of Korean Studies

Academy of Korean Studies
Seongnam-si, South Korea

A classical novel featuring tumultuous marriage process of the two people based on Chinese northern Song era. The author and the date are unknown, and out of 21 books, 5 books are missing. It is called otherwise as ‘Okwonjaehapgiyeon’. Under Shinjong and Cheoljong’s reign when there was a factional strife between Shinbeopdang vs Gubeopdang, Segyeong So who belonged to Gubeopdang party and Hyeonyeong Lee whose father belonged to Shinbeopdang party, repeatedly met, fell in love and were separated. The title came from So and Lee’s token of love, a jade mandarin duck.

Details

  • Title: Karma of Repeated Encounter with Jade Mandarin Duck
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Creator Nationality: Korean (Joseon)
  • Date: Late period of Joseon
  • location: Jangseogak, Academy of Korean Studies, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Rep. Korea
  • composition: 16 books
  • Physical Dimensions: w20.2 x h27.8 cm
  • Original Title: Okwon dung hoeyeon (옥원듕회연, [玉鴛重會緣])
  • Korean caption: 중국 북송(北宋) 시대를 배경으로 남녀 주인공의 파란 많은 혼인 과정을 형상화한 고전 소설. 작자와 연대는 미상이며 총 21책 중 5책이 낙질이다. ‘옥원재합기연(玉鴛再合奇緣)’이라고도 한다. 내용은 신법당(新法黨)과 구법당(舊法黨)의 대립이 있던 북송의 신종 • 철종대를 무대로 하여 구법당 인물인 소세경(蘇世卿)과 신법당을 추종하는 부친을 둔 이현영 사이의 만남과 헤어짐을 그린 애정소설이다. 제목은 소세경과 이현영의 신물인 옥원앙(玉鴛鴦)에서 따온 것이다.
  • Provenance: Academy of Korean Studies
  • Type: Manuscript
  • Rights: Academy of Korean Studies

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