Dohwaseo or Korean Royal Academy of Painting ( ko, 도화서, ) is an administrative office of

Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

drawing pictures requested by other administrative offices of Joseon. It was originally called Dohwawon ( ko, 도화원) since Goryeo Dynasty until Yejong, but office's class has been dropped, and office was renamed to Dohwaseo.

Organization and roles

Gyeongguk daejeon ''Gyeongguk daejeon'' (translated as the State Code or the National Code) is a complete code of law that comprises all the laws, customs and decrees released since the late Goryeo Dynasty to the early Joseon Dynasty. Sorted according to the releva ...

documented that Dohwaseo is made of one Je-ju ( ko, 제주, ), two Byeol-je ( ko, 별제, ), and twenty miscellaneous workers. Main task of this organization was to paint a practical paints to the Nation, such as creating

Uigwe ''Uigwe'' () is the generic name given to a vast collection of approximately 3,895 books recording in detail the royal rituals and ceremonies of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. There is no generally agreed English translation; some scholars suggest ...

. Besides, they drew portraits of King, popular men or maps.

Hwawon

Artists who worked on Dohwaseo were called ''Hwanwon'' or ''Hwasa''.

An Gyeon An Gyeon was a Korean painter of the early Joseon period. He was born in Jigok, Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do. He entered royal service as a member of the Dohwaseo, the official painters of the Joseon court. In 1447, he drew (몽유도원도), a land ...

, ''hwawon'' during

Sejong Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do (Korean: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great (Korean: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Initial ...

the Great, is famous for his

Shan shui ''Shan shui'' (; pronounced ) refers to a style of traditional Chinese painting that involves or depicts scenery or natural landscapes, using a brush and ink rather than more conventional paints. Mountains, rivers and waterfalls are common s ...

, and left ''Mongyudowondo'' and ''Sasipaljungdo''.

Kim Hong-do Gim Hongdo (김홍도, born 1745, died 1806?-1814?), also known as Kim Hong-do, most often styled Danwon (단원), was a full-time painter of the Joseon period of Korea. He was together a pillar of the establishment and a key figure of the new ...

and

Shin Yun-bok Shin Yun-bok, better known by his pen name Hyewon (1758–1813), was a Korean painter of the Joseon Dynasty. Like his contemporaries Danwon and Geungjae, he is known for his realistic depictions of daily life in his time. His genre paintings ar ...

is also famous ''Hwawon'' for their drawings.

References

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Organization and roles

Hwawon

See also

Institutes equivalent in the rest of the world

References