KOREAN C0LLECTI(3NS IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 469 



PICTURE Flowers, colored. The rose, clirysaiitlieinuiM, hibiscus 

 mutabths, peor^y, convolvulus, -rapes; au aquarium witli tish 

 two vases decoratea w iiu oomn-m+iV. /.i.,f,- ,. .i\ . i i i , ' 



o'^mnantic (uatioiial) symbols, placed on 

 table and floor, are shown. 2. 



Usually seen in living rooms of the common ])eople. 



Picture. Colored. Subject, the male and female phoenix with young 

 near their nest in the black rock under the odong or paulowuia 

 tree. Sunrise. 3. 



In Korean folklore these birds, called "Pong and Hoang," are said tf» bring 

 forth their young like animals and only on the birth of a sage is a phrenix born. 

 The nest must be in a hole in the rock under the shade of a paulowuia tree. 



Picture. Golden pheasants, mowtan peony, plum tree, waterfall, 

 and pair of little birds. 4. 



House decorations of the common people. 



Picture. Vase decorated with wave pattern; filled with flowers 

 of the hibiscus, hul-su or snapdragon, pomegranates, and apricots. 

 On the ground, oranges and bunches of immortal grass. 5. 



Picture such as is found in living rooms of the common people. Hung upon 

 the door. 



Picture. Represents a cock. One of the four watchful animals. 6. 



One of the four pictures such as are found hanging on the outside of the 

 storeroom in the dwellings of the common people. 



Picture. Decorated vases, pencil rest, dish of peaches on table, 

 coral and peacock feathers in tall vase decorated with wave pat- 

 tern, mystic bowknot, and conventional dragon. 7. 



The common people delight in these gaudy pictures and hang them up in 

 their living rooms. Used for hanging on a closet door. 



Picture. Tiger and immortal plant. 8. 



Gaudy picture bought by the common people. 



Picture. Dog, with collar and bells around its neck. 9. 



One of a set of four pictur<;s which decorate the outside of a storeroom. 



Picture. Vases and dishes, roll of pictures tied together with band 

 of ribbon. Dish contains kam or persimmons, a Korean fruit. 10. 

 Used by common people. Hung on the closet door. 



Picture. Mythological beast called a lion, with collar and bells. 

 Tongues of flame issue from its feet. 11. 



One of the four animals of Avatchfulness. Hung outside of a storeroom. 



Picture. Tiger rampant. A favorite representation of Korean 

 artists. 12, 



One of the four pictures of the watchful animals hung on the outside of the 

 storeroom. 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Beruadou, U. S. Navy. 

 The preceding series (Nos. 1-12) is from Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77052 (12) 



Screen. Silk ; painted with a scene which represents an emperor of 

 China, of the Ming dynasty receiving presents from states tributary 

 to China, Eight leaves; old, rare, and finely painted. 



Width, 22 inches; length, 4 feet. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885, 77116 



