The painter’s house was gorgeous. I have heard that the artist were poor, but he was rich. Rich painters are rare in korea as same as Western Society. The great painters were usually poor while they had lived. Of course, there was some exceptions like Picaso..
May be Kim keechang seemed korean exception as a painter.
(KIM KI CHANG)
On the garden, my mother recommended to take the photos of the chimney. The chimney was stood at the corner of the garde as always, but it was well decorated with korean traditional emotions.
There were several tiles carved with the traditional patterns.
These are a pine and a deer which mean Nature, nature’s beauty.
These are peacocks which mean the wealth
Turtles mean live long, health.
Cranes mean the eternal love of the couple.
Do you know why the cranes mean the eternal love?
Because one crane lost it’s spouse, it never married again.
In reality, korean nobleman could have the concubines as long as the money possible.
Sun and mountains mean the eternity of Nature.
It contained that human beings are the part of Nature and we need to close to Nature.
In the chimney which was stood the corner of the garden, there were such a meaning.
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