2-Ton 'Jeongak Guryongdo' with 9 Dragon Engravings Delivered to Jongno-gu Office...

The view of the pavilion Guryongdo in the lobby on the first floor of Jongno-gu Office. (Photo by Jongno-gu Office)

Jongno-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Jeong Munheon) is exhibiting the "Engraved Nine Dragons on Stone" featuring nine dragons carved into stone in the lobby on the first floor of the district office to celebrate the Year of Gapjin.

The Engraved Nine Dragons on Stone is a work by Gukdang (菊堂) Jo Seongju (age 73), a master of calligraphy and engraving who served as the president of the Korean Calligraphy Association. He conceived the piece in 2012, the Year of the Black Dragon (Imjin year), completed it in 2020, and it met the public this year, the Year of the Blue Dragon (Gapjin year). The original piece, which was exhibited at the Korean Art Museum in Insadong last January, has been relocated to the district office and is on display until May this year.

This grand work measures 8 meters wide, 3 meters high, and weighs nearly 2 tons. It features nine dragons flying through clouds, engraved on about 1,700 pieces of black jade stone (Heukjuseok), and colored with the highest quality dyes.

District Mayor Jeong Munheon stated, “We hope that everyone who visits the district office will feel the powerful energy of the dragons through the Engraved Nine Dragons on Stone and that health and happiness will fill their year.”

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