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Gansong Art Museum is the first modern private museum of Korea and founded by Jeon Hyeongpil (전형필 全鎣弼) in 1938. The museum was named after the pen name of the founder, Gansong (간송 澗松). The aim of the foundation was to prevent from Japanese plundering Korean cultural properties to take overseas, especially to Japan during the Japanese occupation. At that times, numberless cultural properties were flew out of Korea to Japan such as Goryeo porcelains, statues of Buddha made in Silla kingdom, documents and books made in Joseon dynasty. Jeon Hyeongpil contributed at his own expense to protect Korean culture and art.

The museum holds lots of top-rated antique pieces of art such as Hunmin jeongeum (No. 70 National Treasure), Donggukjeongun Book 1, 2 (No. 71 National Treasure), Geumdong gyemimyeong samjonbul (No. 72 National Treasure) , Hyewon pungsokdo and etc.

Gallery

• Cheongja unhak sanggam mun maebyeong, the 68th national treasure of Korea
• Hunmin Jeongeum
• A portrait of a beauty painted by Hyewon
• A portrait of a beauty handed down to Haenam Yun family
• Pajeokdo drawn by Kim Deuksin
• Holding a drinking party from Hyewon pungsokdo drawn by Hyewon
• Susik deukgyek (수식득격 瘦式得格) painted an written by Chusa
• Gwuiraejeong (귀래정 歸來亭)

See also

• Korean painting
• List of Korea-related topics

External links

• Template:Ko icon Brief information about Gansong Art Museum
• Template:Ko icon Brief information about Gansong Art Museum from Yahoo Korea dictionary

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