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The Educational Significance of Flower Paintings in Chusa Kim Joenghee’s Records in Jeju Exile

  • PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
  • 2014, (17), pp.244~265
  • Publisher : Research Institute for East-West Thought
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities

Jin Geon Yang 1 현은선 1

1제주대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This study aims to clarify the educational significance of flower paintings in Chusa Kim Jeonghee’s records in Jeju exile. During his nine years of exile to the island, Chusa recorded many pieces of art that include poetry, calligraphy, and paintings. Chusa often mentioned flower paintings as a most important piece in the records, which are closely related to the self-consciousness of the 18th century elites that had been overinflated in conflict with the institution of that era. His interest in flower paintings has to do with a Confucian notion that identifies the inherent moral standards of the objects in nature. This notion connotes the educational significance, suggesting that art should be normative in nature, fit into the requirements of benevolence, and contain moral implications to perform positive social functions.

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