English: Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land
Korean: 몽유도원도 (夢遊桃源圖)Mongyu-dowon-do
Mong yu do won do means ‘peaches field in dream’ in Chinese. In 1447(Sejong 29), The Ann pung general officer dreamed about the peaches field and ordered the Ann kyoun to draw about it. The Mong yu do won do includes the Ann pung general officer and 20 other great scholars’ writings .The surprised fact is that Ann Kyoun finished the painting in 3 days. Most Professors assume that the Mong yu do won do was plundered by Japanese soldiers during the war. Now the Mon yu do won do is Japanese important cultural properties. And it is protected in the Japan Tenry University.
There are various reasons that Mongyudowondo is very valuable. Firstly, Mongyudowondo is only Ankyun's painting that people found until now. He is one of the famous artists in Joseon dynasty that painted it. Also, this painting is very famous in the world. Next, it is about prince Anpyung's dream. When prince Anpyung dreamed about traveling paradise, he ordered Ankyun to draw it. Last reason, there is not only the painting but also admiring poetrys. The poetrys were written by Anpyung's friends who had good ability to write poem.
This painting now enjoys an excellent national reputation as a great national treasure, with its subtle brush-strokes granting fascinating detail and a vibrant idealistic spirit. But it was not so well known before around 1990, as it was stolen by the Japanese invaders during the 1592-98 Imjin War and has been kept in Japan ever since. Its current "owner" Tenri University has refused to return it to Korea, but has permitted it to visit Seoul twice for special exhibitions that thrilled the lovers of Oriental landscape paintings. A wonderful recent development is that an exact reproduction of it has been made, and is now on display in the Landscape Paintings Room.
P.G.B. C.J.K. P.S.Y. K.S.J.
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