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five direction colors), is the color scheme of the five Korean traditional colors of white, black, blue, yellow and red. [1] [2] In Korean traditional arts and traditional textile patterns, the colors of Obangsaek represent five cardinal directions: [1] Obangsaek theory is a combination of Five Elements and Five Colours theory and originated in ...
The 100 Cultural Symbols of Korea [1] [2] (Korean: 백대 민족문화상징; Hanja: 百大 民族文化象徵; RR: Baekdae Minjongmunhwasangjing; MR: Paektae Minjongmunhwasangjing) were selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (at the time of selection, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism) of South Korea on 26 July 2006, judging that the Korean people are representative among ...
Campanula takesimana (Korean bellflower, Korean: 섬초롱꽃, seomchorongkkot) is a species of bellflower. [1] It bears pink to white flowers. There are several cultivars available for the home gardener. Takesimana is seen as a less invasive alternative to Campanula punctata, its close relation. [2]
Korean painting (Korean: 한국화) includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas Koreans on all surfaces. The earliest surviving Korean paintings are murals in the Goguryeo tombs , of which considerable numbers survive, the oldest from some 2,000 years ago (mostly now in North Korea ), with varied scenes including dancers, hunting and ...
Korean flower arrangement is an indoor art, and most often uses simple Joseon dynasty whiteware to highlight Korean flowers and tree branches in elegant and unforced natural arrangements. [1] Im Wha-Kong of Ewha Woman's University in Seoul, who also makes her own ceramic wares, is considered one of the greatest living developers of this art ...
Traditional Korean patterns are often featured throughout Korea on architecture, clothes, porcelain, necessities, and more. These patterns can be recognized either by one of the four time periods they originated from ( The Three Kingdoms , Unified Silla , Goryeo , Joseon ), or by their shape (character, nature, lettering, and/or geometry ).
Korean red pine (Pinus densiflora) Korean red pine: National flower: Mugunghwa (Hibiscus syriacus) Hibiscus syriacus: National bird: Korean magpie (Pica sericea) Korean magpie: National animal: Korean tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) Siberian tiger: National fruit: Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) National currency: South Korean won: Patron saint ...
The taegeuk diagram has been existent for the majority of written Korean history. [7] The origins of the interlocking-sinusoid design in Korea can be traced to as early as the Goguryeo or Silla period, e.g. in the decoration of a sword, dated to the 5th or 6th century, recovered from the grave of Michu of Silla, [8] or an artifact with the taegeuk pattern of similar age found in the Bogam-ri ...