Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land (Mongyudowondo)

몽유도원도 · An Gyeon (15th century) · 1447

Artist	An Gyeon (15th century) (안견)
Period	1447
Country / culture	Korea (Joseon dynasty)
Medium	Light color ink on silk, 38.7 x 106.5 cm (per Commons artwork template)
Museum	Tenri University Central Library, Japan (per Commons artwork template location)
License	Public Domain (Wikimedia Commons, License=pd)

About this work

An Gyeon's Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land (1447) visualises an ideal valley described from a prince's dream; its long horizontal format carries the eye through rhythmic peaks, not a real place.

The full Korean essay is available in the Korean version; this English page provides a concise guide rather than a full translation.

Points to look for

Move slowly across the long scroll and feel the rhythm of peaks.
Notice how ink density creates distance between ridges.
Compare this imagined landscape with Jeong Seon's observed Mount Inwang.

Questions

꿈에서 본 풍경을 그려 달라는 주문을 받으면 무엇부터 정해야 할까요?
상상의 풍경인데도 그럴듯하게 느껴지는 이유는 무엇일까요?
가로로 긴 화면 형식이 이야기 전달에 어떤 도움을 주나요?

Rights & source

An Gyeon (15th century), Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land (Mongyudowondo) (1447), Tenri University Central Library, Japan. Image: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).

Public Domain (Wikimedia Commons, License=pd) · Wikimedia Commons File:Mongyudowondo.jpg

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