▲ This photo, provided by the National Palace Museum of Korea, shows the "Folding Screen Embroidered with Pine Tree and Crane Design." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Pine trees and four cranes, symbols of wishing for longevity, are beautifully embroidered In the 10-pane folding screen. On the left is a writing of the story behind the creation of the artwork. 

The National Palace Museum of Korea announced that the "Folding Screen Embroidered with Pine Tree and Crane Design" has been selected as its Curator’s Choice from the Royal Treasures for February.

This embroidered folding screen, 350cm wide and 220cm long, was used to decorate interior spaces within the Korean imperial court.

The screen was created based on paintings by Yang Gi-hun, a painter from Pyongan Province who was active from the late Joseon Dynasty and the Korean Empire. The artist is famous for the "Noando" painting of reeds and geese on a canvas.

Yang’s pen name was “Paegangnoeo,” and on the folding screen includes a phrase, “painted respectfully by your subject, Yang Gi-hun (sobriquet: Paegangnoeo),” which indicates that it was made as a tribute to Emperor Gojong.

A gwanseo inscription, records of people, dates, and places produced in this way, and seals of the artists are prominent features in the paintings of the Korean Empire. They are analyzed as changes that occurred when the Dohwaseo (Royal Bureau of Painting) was abolished in 1894 and the royal family received artworks from ordinary painters.

The National Palace Museum emphasized that the so-called "anjusu," embroidery style of the Anju region in Pyongan Province, is also a result of reflecting the period. Anjusu is considered to be characterized by the use of twisted threads and the three-dimensional effect.

During the Joseon Dynasty, royal embroidery products were exclusively handled by court ladies, but after the end of the 19th century, local embroidery styles developed from all over the country flowed into the imperial family.

An official from the National Palace Museum explained, “The Korean imperial court commissioned or received as tribute embroidered folding screens through the local government office in Pyongan Province. Moreover, there are photographs of the Korean imperial court with anjusu folding screens in the background, further demonstrating their presence in the court.”

The museum will also release a commentary video through its website and YouTube channel.

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