History and Art of South Korea

Postcard: Details from a folding screen: Celebrating Kine Sunjone’s recovery from smallpox.

This folding screen was produced to commemorate a ceremony held to celebrate the recovery of Crown Prince from smallpox. It was commissioned in 1879 by the officials belonging to the palace security and emergency unit, who were responsible for patrolling the palace at nights for the protection of royalty. This piece of art is from National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea postcard

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