Seoul Auction April Sale... Geumgangsan-do and Jindallaekkot Among 6.3 Billion Won Worth of Items Offered

Auction on the 25th, Total 105 Items Worth 6.3 Billion KRW Exhibited

Seoul Auction announced on the 14th that it will hold the 172nd art auction at the Gangnam Center on the 25th.

Actor Heo Pil's 'Heolseong Rumangmanicheonbong', estimated price 180 million to 300 million KRW.
[Photo by Seoul Auction]

This auction features 105 pieces of modern and contemporary as well as antique artworks worth 6.3 billion KRW, including "Geumgangsando" by Heo Pil, a literati and traveler from the late Joseon period.

Heo Pil, a calligrapher and traveler, wrote detailed notes on the top section of the painting titled "Heolseongrumangmanicheonbong," explaining the reason and period when he created this work. This piece was once owned by Park Chang-hoon, a surgeon and a major collector during the Japanese colonial era, along with Oh Se-chang, Ham Seok-tae, and Son Jae-hyung.

Additionally, various works will find new owners, including a print collection depicting the 53 stations of the Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige, the complete edition of Kim Sowol's "Azaleas," "Ibakamchuhyangdojeyeong" featuring inscriptions and eulogies by 24 Qing dynasty literati and front and back inscriptions by Wi-chang Oh Se-chang, and "Najeonsagunjachochungmunsamcheungnong," which is presumed to have been made using the design of Ahn Jung-sik's seal "Simjeon."

Modern and contemporary works include a large-scale 400-ho piece "Untitled-89010" by Lee Kang-so, as well as works by leading Korean artists such as Lee Ufan's "Gwan-gyehang" and Park Seo-bo's 1995 work "Hanji Myobeop."

The auction items can be viewed free of charge at the Seoul Auction Gangnam Center from the 15th to the 25th.

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