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<DIV><SPAN class=750282117-29042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There
are also a few paintings by 18th and 19th century artists, for instance, a
farmer plugging the field by Yun TusO, and by Kim Hongdo, on a screen dated
1778 (National Museum of Korea in Seoul) "Threshing Grains", and in
another genre screen by the same painter (undated, same museum) "Wedding a Rice
Paddy", and "Plowing." I suspect that more albums in the tradition of "plowing
and weaving" must have been painted by court artists, too. The "ChosOn wangjo
sillok" should give information on that.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750282117-29042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Burglind Jungmann.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Vladimir Tikhonov
[mailto:vladimir.tikhonov@east.uio.no]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 26, 2002
2:08 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [KS]
rice images on Korean ceramics<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>There is an accepted theory
in Korean archeology that the picture on the famous "Nonggyeongmun
Ch'eongtonggi" ("A bronze vessel with Agriculture-related design"; dated
usually as bronze age artefact) depicting a man (genitalia emphasized) with
something resembling a hoe in hands, is actually about either agriculture or
some agriculture-related ritual. You may view the object on National Museum's
website.<BR><BR>V. Tikhonov <BR><BR><BR><BR>At 16:23 24.04.2002 -0700, you
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Dear List Members,<BR>is there
anyone out there (best would be curators and art historians), who<BR>has any
idea why there seems to be a total ABSENCE of rice motifs on
Korean<BR>ceramics (incl. celadons, onggis, fine wares) of all(?) of Korea's
historic<BR>periods. Artists depict all kinds of things but never rice nor
any<BR>references to rice, rice paddies, or harvest celebrations. Of course,
there<BR>are countless idiomatic references to rice in Hangul with many
indications<BR>of the importance of rice in Korean life (and even
death).<BR>I do suspect a cultural taboo, perhaps because of the enormous
"life force"<BR>believed to be contained in rice, but haven't been able to
figure out where<BR>such a taboo would have to come from. Why this important
omission, why the<BR>taboo, why is there no indication through the
literature or oral<BR>traditions. Or is there?<BR>Your comments and the
passing on of the problem to pertinent sources will<BR>be greatly
appreciated.<BR>Sincerely,<BR>Mike Reinschmidt</BLOCKQUOTE><X-SIGSEP>
<P></X-SIGSEP>Vladimir Tikhonov,<BR>Department of East European and Oriental
Studies,<BR>Faculty of Arts,<BR>University of Oslo,<BR>P.b. 1030, Blindern,
0315, Oslo, Norway.<BR>Fax: 47-22854140; Tel: 47-22857118<BR>
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