고려 초기 회화의 조명

Abstract

In the early period of Goryeo(918~1050), a system of facilities for the storage of portraits that centered on the image of kings and princes was established, and the paintings in the early period of Goryeo advanced to a new stage by the settlement of a system for decorative paintings of palaces and screen paintings. This study identifies various aspects of the development that are distinct from ancient paintings during the Unified Silla period in the time of the Three Kingdoms of Korea by new creative activities, the rise of new topics in general paintings, and the new development of Buddhist paintings. In particular, the following were well received in China: Handheld fans with flower paintings made with Goryeo’s unique colors and materials, the bluegreen landscape paintings and scenery, paintings of the Eight Elders(八老圖) which is supposed to have painted Kekyong’s eight noble castles(八眞仙) and Buddhist paintings of the Heavenly Kings(行道天王圖) as well.BR In the Northern Song period of the Golden Age of Painting, renowned critics said that sophistication and elaboration in painting had been outstanding and unmatched by other countries and had become the subject of masters and art collection. Through existing two-piece landscape paintings, the astonishingly delicate and intricate features of contemporary Goryeo paintings, as well as the features of the national landscape, can be observed. The accomplishments and progress made in the early Goryeo period transformed the history of Korean painting; this progress is of considerable significance owing to the foundational role it played for Goryeo painting, which was developed alongside the consciousness of Chinese civilization.