Hanji Happenings

I found these  at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul. It's an interesting explanation of some of the symbols and meanings of items we put onto our hanji pieces.  There are other explanations as well but this collection seems to be quite succinct.  I love the explanations of the butterfly and the cat and I'm sure there must be reasons behind these meanings. I'd love to know more.

I took the opportunity of having some free time whilst in Korea to visit the N ational Museum of Seoul over the weekend and was  enthralled by its size, airiness and beautifully displayed items from both Korea and around all of Asia. There was a  special exhibition of paintings by well known Polish Artists on display but I was so engrossed in the Korean paintings and artifacts that I had to forgo that one for another day.                                     I was however very excited when I stumbled upon a painting, 'Portrait of Song Siyeol ' which was painted on silk in the 18th century. It was this portrait that I'd printed on to Hanji paper and put  onto a box that was in my recent Hanji exhibition, so to see the painting up close was amazing. This painting is considered to be one of the best ...