Boseong-gun, Special Exhibition at Korean Tea Museum Commemorating Boseong Dahyang Festival

From May 3 to June 2: Exhibition of Tea Utensils from the Royal Family of the Korean Empire

Featuring Tea Utensils of Heungseon Daewongun, Emperor Gojong, Prince Uichin, Prince Yeongchin, and Princess Deokhye

Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that from May 3 to June 2, it will hold a special exhibition commemorating the 47th Boseong Dahyang Festival titled “Korean Imperial Family’s Teaware” at the Korean Tea Museum’s special exhibition hall.

The exhibition opening ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on May 5 in the lobby of the Korean Tea Museum. The exhibition will be intensively operated from May 3 to May 7 during the 47th Boseong Dahyang Festival, offering a special display not only to festival tourists but also to museum visitors.

[Image provided by Boseong-gun]

Additionally, Lee Jun, the chairman of the Memorial Association for Prince Uichin, the great-grandson of Emperor Gojong, will attend to share vivid stories about the history and tea culture of the Korean Imperial Family, along with other rich planned events.

This exhibition showcases teaware and calligraphy actually used by the Korean Imperial Family, including Heungseon Daewongun, Emperor Gojong, Prince Uichin, Prince Yeongchin, Princess Deokhye, Lady Lee Bangja, and Emperor Gojong’s great-grandson Lee Jun. It also features royal tea ceremonies such as Jinjeon Darye and Byeoldarye, which have been passed down for 500 years in the Joseon royal family.

The main exhibits include 74 items and over 120 pieces such as Heungseon Daewongun’s Gwaeseokmukrando (ink painting of orchids on rock), Unhyeon Palace’s Chusa calligraphy album, and Sadong Palace’s silver teaware set. These tea culture artifacts were loaned from three locations: Unhyeon Palace (Heungseon Daewongun’s family), Sadong Palace (Prince Uichin’s family), and Nakseonjae (Prince Yeongchin and Princess Deokhye).

A county official stated, “This will be a very meaningful exhibition that reveals the tea culture of the Joseon royal family and the Korean Imperial Family, which has been passed down through royal descendants, to the general public. As it is a special exhibition that can only be seen in Boseong, we ask for much interest and participation.”

Meanwhile, the Korean Tea Museum, located in Boseong-gun, the nation’s largest tea-producing region, is a tea-specialized museum with one basement floor and five above-ground floors. It consists of the Tea Culture Room on the 1st floor, Tea History Room on the 2nd floor, Tea Life Room on the 3rd floor, and a Book Lounge on the 5th floor, where visitors can see, hear, taste, and enjoy everything about tea.

Boseong = Park Cheon-seok, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy hss79@asiae.co.kr

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