This paper is about the Dongraebusoonjeldo. The Dongraebusoonjeldo is the picture which treats the battle with Chosun army and Japanese army at the Dongrae-wall, in 1592. The battle of the Dongrae-wall is a beginning of the Japanese invasion for 7 yea...
This paper is about the Dongraebusoonjeldo. The Dongraebusoonjeldo is the picture which treats the battle with Chosun army and Japanese army at the Dongrae-wall, in 1592. The battle of the Dongrae-wall is a beginning of the Japanese invasion for 7 years until 1598 from 1592.
1592(sunjo 25) April 14th, Japanese army invaded the Chosun and they fell the Pusanjin. And the Japanese army encircled the Dongrae-wall at once. Then the Japanese army attacked the Dongrae-wall at 15th. The Chosun armies fought bravely. but the strength of the Japanese army was so many, there was not a possibility of keeping off an attack. The civil official of the Dongrae, Song, Sang-Hyun, and the person of most died in battle. The Dongraebusoonjeldo shows a battle situation between Chosun and Japanese army, Song, Sang-Hyun and many warriors die in the battle. Most of all, this paper put a focus in production background and contents of the picture.
In 1709(Sookjong 35), 117 years after the battle of the Dongrae-wall, the Dongraebusoonjeldo was produced firstly by the civil official of the Dongrae, Kwan, I-Jin(1688~1734). The Dongraebusoonjeldo was painted on the basis of the Imjinyoomoon(1658) and the Choongryerlbimoon(1668). The Imjinyoomoon was recorded about the battle of the Dongrae-wall by the civil official of the Dongrae, Min, Jung-Joong, in 1658. And in 1668, about 10 years later, the Choongryerlbimoon was written for praising the loyalty of the fallen soldiers in gravestone by Song, Si-Yeal. And in 1760(Youngjo 36), about 50 years later, the civil official of the Dongrae, Hong, Myoung-Han, had Byun, Bark, who lived at the Dongrae, repaint the old soonjeldo. After that, the picture was at the Anrak-auditorium and it came to move at the Korea Army Museum in 1963, and it was designated with the treasure at the september of the same year.
The height and the width of the Dongraebusoonjeldo is 146.6cm, 96.3cm. In order to put in one angle all scenes of battle efficiently, it drew like looking down from a high place. In middle of the picture, the Dongrae-wall is being located roundly and at a lower portion of the picture, Chosun army defended the Wall's south gate against Japanese attack. and it drew the features that Japanese army in many layers attacking the Wall. Also it shows that the Japanese soldiers are climbing up collapsed the Wall and his soldiers with the Kyungsangjabyungsa, Lee, kak, are running away from the attack. And in the center of the picture, it drew Song, Sang-Hyun wearing a red cloth and bowing to the king toward north.
By this drawing, we know the battle of the Dongrae-wall and the major leader's performance before 500 years in detail. Also, the painting of the Dongrae Town-Wall shows about the Town-Wall and a government office's structure of the Chosun Dynasty approximately. And we can also see the weapon system of the Chosun army and Japanese army roughly. Namely, the Chosun army fought with the bow and the Japanese army fought with the volley and the knife. Especially, the various dress which is expressed in the picture provides important information of the society in the mid 18th century.
After the Japanese invasion is over, the civil officials who assumes a new post to the Dongrae did a many work, built an ancestral shrine, and made stand a gravestone, etc., in order to praise the people who die for the country at the Japanese invasion. The Dongraebusoonjeldo also was made with the same reason. But, The civil officials of the Dongrae who execute the enterprise like this, cherishing the memory of a deceased person, were mostly tangled with regionalism, school relations and kinship. And, they grasped political power. Therefore the Dongraebusoonjeldo is reflecting a thought of governing class of 18 century when the picture is produced.
The Dongraebusoonjeldo was painted to lead general people who see this picture to feel the patriotism for the country automatically.
Therefore The Dongraebusoonjeldo is the warfare recorded painting which describes the battle of the Dongrae-wall. And the Dongraebusoonjeldo is a picture which gives an instruction to the general people, also does to call attention to a patriotism in the people.