Dancheong

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Dancheong
File:Séoul palais.jpg
A dancheong in Seoul.
Korean name
Hangul 단청
Hanja 丹靑
Revised Romanization dancheong
McCune–Reischauer tanch'ŏng

Dancheong (Korean: 단청) refers to Korean traditional decorative coloring on wooden buildings and artifacts for the purpose of style. It literally means "cinnabar and blue-green" in Korean.[1] It is based on five basic colors; blue (east), white (west), red (south), black (north), and yellow (center).[2][3] Dancheong has various symbolic meanings. Dancheong also represented social status and rank by using various patterns and colors.[citation needed] It functions not only as decoration, but also for practical purposes such as to protect building surfaces against temperature and to make the crudeness of materials less conspicuous. Applying dancheong on the surfaces of buildings require trained skills, and artisans called dancheongjang (단청장) designed the painted patterns.[3][4][5]

History

File:Dancheong Style.jpg

The origin of dancheong can be traced from cave paintings and wall paintings which appeared more than 20,000 years ago in the history of mankind, although they may be served for different purposes and functions from the stylized dancheong.[5]

In the 12th century a document titled Goryeo Do-Kyung (高麗圖經) which literally means "Illustrated Account of Goryeo" (918-1392), the Chinese author Xu Jing described the luxurious dancheong on the places at that time. Goryeo Do-Kyung illustrates the dancheong in detail that the handrail was painted in red and decorated with vine-flowers. The coloring and patterns were very vivid, so that the palace stood out among other royal palaces.[4] There are several examples of the dancheong from the Goryeo period such as Josadang (조사당) of Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju, Geukrakjeon (극락전) at Bongjeongsa Temple in Andong, and Daeungjeon (대웅전) of Sudeoksa Temple in Yesan.[5]

Types of Dancheong

The system of patternes was categorized into four different types based on the structural characteristics and psitions whithin the decorative composition. The four types included:[6]

  • Morucho
  • Byeoljihwa
  • Bidan munui
  • Dandong munui

Gallery

  • Gyeongbok Palace.jpg

    Dancheong on a building at Gyeongbokgung Palace

  • The interior of Injeongjeon, Changdeokgung

  • Korea-Chuncheon-Cheongpeongsa-10.jpg

    Cheongpeongsa Temple in Chuncheon

  • Korea-Changwon-Buddhist temple-Lotus.jpg

    Lotus pattern

  • Dancheong Style Los Angeles - Campana Coreana de la Amistad 3.jpg

    Dancheong Style Los Angeles

See also

References

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External links

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