Five-meter 'Yojiyeondo' screen returns from US
By Kwon Mee-yoo
“Yojiyeondo,” or "Immortals' Feast on Yoji Pond," an 18th century court painting from the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom, is on display at the National Palace Museum of Korea's Court Painting Gallery.
Visitors have a look at “Yojiyeondo” at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap
The eight-panel screen painting was purchased by the Cultural Heritage Administration via auction last year from a private owner in the U.S., whose father purchased the screen while stationed in Korea with the U.S. Army about 50 years ago. The painting depicts a banquet at Yoji Pond on Mount Kunlun celebrating a peach tree bearing fruit after 3,000 years. Courtesy of Cultural Heritage Administration