北宋 六賢과 조선후기의 聖賢故事帖

Abstract

The Album of Sage as a Historical Figure made in the late of Joseon Dynasty is a Narrative Figure Painting showing the will of succession to Confucianism and Dotong. In the 18th century, the painting book mainly involved Six scholars in the Northen Sung Dynasty such as Ch’eng Hao(1032-1085), Ch’eng I(1033-1107), Chang Tsai(1020-1077), Shao Yung(1011-1077), Sima Guang (1019-1086) and Chu Hsi(1130-1200), completed the doctrines of Chu Hsi, with their stories. The Album of Northen Sung Dynasty scholars as a historical figure is mainly based on a book titled Eulogy on the Potrait of Six Scholar written by Chu Hsi. This album is dealing with the fun anecdotes of the scholars and great deeds in their life. Jeong Seon(1676-1759), a famous painter in the former half of the 18th century of Joseon Dynasty, was a one of the most infatuated painters with scholars of the Sung Dynasty. He actively embraced Dotong and ideas of confucianism but described them as hermits enjoying mother nature not as leaders or rulers in an authoritarian attitude. Northen Sung Six scholars, however, had been taken apart since Jeong Seon’s painting to be blended with other various stories or described each scholar alone not together. Kim Hong Do(1745 -?), a representative painter of the late Joseon Dynasty, liked the story of the scholars. In his paintings, however, feelings of seasons or fables were preferred though. Strong bond between the scholars as one were gradually broken mixed with other stories in pictures. The painter viewed them as just narratives with virtues and learnings. The Album of Confucian scholar as a historical figure represents both the successor to Chu Hsi’s Confucianism came from Confucius's Shrine and the recluses tasting the arts with satisfactions in small things in their life. It shows long for life enjoying own lives in arms of nature and greed for temporal power at the same time. Also, the dynamics of power given by authorities and awareness of the stories is loaded there.