Journal of Science of Art and Design (조형예술학연구)
- Volume 6
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- Pages.33-59
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- 2004
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- 1738-7388(pISSN)
The Symbolic Meaning of the 'Tiger' in Minhwa and its 'Social Contexts' in Joseon Period
조선시대 호랑이 민화의 동물 상징 및 그 사회적 맥락
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the symbolic meaning of the Tiger in Korean Folk Paintings, Minhwa, (hereafter, Minhwa) connected to its social contexts in Joseon period. Thinking of the Tiger Minhwa as a 'visual language' and regard the Tiger as a 'visual signifier' as well as the united-signifiers such as a Korean magpie, pine tree and so on in Minhwa. This research is to analyze these signifieds, 'Signified', what we say in this paper, have composed its symbolic meaning related to the social 'ideological complexes' and collective consciousness during Joseon period. In a word, the characteristic of the Tiger signifier has changed and spread out from the ideal trend to a worldly one. Since the late Joseon period, the change of the social contexts was, because of the civil classes who recognized the limitation of the Sung Confucianism(the doctrines of
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