Mother-of-Pearl Folding Screen Ilwol Obongdo
This piece is chosen by those who recognize authority not as display, but as order sustained through balance. “A radiant landscape unfolds with quiet inevitability, holding time, power, and continuity in measured harmony.” This folding screen presents Ilwol O’bongdo—the Sun, the Moon, and the Five Peaks—one of the most symbolically charged images in Korean court culture. Traditionally positioned behind the royal throne of the Joseon dynasty, this composition did not serve as decoration, but as a visual articulation of sovereign order. The sun signifies the king, the moon the queen; together with the mountains, water, and pine trees, the scene encompasses the full cycle of the Sipjangsaeng, t
