Korean royal folding screen to join Paris exhibit on Joseon bookshelf paintings

The National Palace Museum of Korea will lend a Joseon royal folding screen, known as a chaekgado byeongpung, to a special exhibition opening Wednesday at the Guimet Museum in Paris. The show, running through Jan. 4, 2027, is part of the museum's yearlong Year of Korea program. The screen will be displayed in the first of four sections, which focuses on 18th-century Joseon knowledge culture and King Jeongjo's support for chaekgado.

Chaekgado emerged in the late 18th century under King Jeongjo and blends Western-style perspective with Joseon painting traditions.

The exhibition is titled Trompe-loeil Knowledge, Korea 18th-20th Century and runs through Jan. 4, 2027.

The National Palace Museum of Korea said the screen is only the second time it has traveled abroad and its first appearance in Europe.

From March to July, the museum sent 26 royal artifacts to Guimet Museum's K-Beauty exhibition on Joseon royal court beauty culture.

Published Sep 15, 2026 2:55 pm KST

A 10-panel "chaekgado," or bookshelf painting, folding screen from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) depicts stacked books and scholarly objects. Courtesy of Korea Heritage Service

The Korea Heritage Service's National Palace Museum of Korea will lend a folding screen from the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to a special exhibition opening Wednesday at the Guimet Museum in Paris, the museum said.

The screen, known in Korean as a "chaekgado byeongpung," will appear in "Trompe-l'oeil Knowledge, Korea (18th-20th Century)" exhibition, running through Jan. 4, 2027, at the Guimet Museum, a French national museum devoted to Asian art. The show is part of the Guimet's yearlong Une annee K-arrement Coree! program marking 2026 as its Year of Korea.

Chaekgado, meaning bookshelf painting, is a genre that emerged in the late 18th century under King Jeongjo, blending Western-style perspective techniques with Joseon painting traditions to depict bookshelves stacked with volumes and scholarly objects. The genre reflected the Joseon royal court's reverence for learning. The National Palace Museum's screen will appear in the exhibition's first of four sections, which explores 18th-century Joseon's culture of knowledge and how Jeongjo, in 1791, installed a chaekgado screen behind his throne and encouraged the genre's production.

It is only the second time the screen has traveled abroad, following a 2017 exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, and its first appearance in Europe.

The loan follows an earlier collaboration this year. From March to July, the museum sent 26 royal artifacts, including a mother-of-pearl inlaid box and a white porcelain vessel with blue floral designs, to Guimet Museum's "K-Beauty" exhibition on the beauty culture of the Joseon royal court.

The National Palace Museum said it plans to continue lending artifacts to overseas institutions to introduce Korean heritage to international audiences.

This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.

韩国国立故宫博物院将借展一件朝鲜王朝时期的皇家屏风——屏风屏风（也称“屏风屏风”），参加于周三在巴黎吉美博物馆开幕的特别展览。该展览将持续至2027年1月4日，是吉美博物馆为期一年的“韩国年”活动的一部分。这件屏风将在展览的四个部分中的第一部分展出，该部分主要聚焦于18世纪朝鲜王朝的知识文化以及正祖大王对屏风屏风的支持。

彩绘画兴起于18世纪末正祖大王时期，融合了西方透视风格和朝鲜绘画传统。

展览名为“错视画知识：18至20世纪的韩国”，展期至2027年1月4日。

韩国国立故宫博物馆表示，这件屏风是第二次出国展出，也是首次在欧洲亮相。

从 3 月到 7 月，该博物馆向吉美博物馆的 K-Beauty 展览（朝鲜王朝宫廷美容文化展）送去了 26 件皇家文物。

发布于2026年9月15日下午2:55（韩国标准时间）

一幅朝鲜王朝（1392-1910）的十扇屏风“书架画”，描绘了堆叠的书籍和文物。图片由韩国文化遗产服务处提供。

韩国国立故宫博物馆表示，韩国文化遗产厅将把朝鲜王朝（1392-1910 年）宫廷的一幅屏风借给巴黎吉美博物馆，该博物馆将于周三举办一个特别展览。

这件韩语称作“chaekgado byeongpung”的屏风将在吉美博物馆（法国国家级亚洲艺术博物馆）举办的“错视画知识：韩国（18-20世纪）”展览中展出，展期至2027年1月4日。该展览是吉美博物馆为期一年的“Une annee K-arrement Coree!”（韩国艺术年）系列活动的一部分，旨在庆祝2026年成为吉美博物馆的“韩国年”。

书架画，顾名思义，是一种兴起于18世纪末正祖时期的绘画类型，它融合了西方透视技法和朝鲜绘画传统，描绘了堆满书籍和文物的书架。这种绘画类型反映了朝鲜王朝宫廷对知识的崇敬。国立故宫博物院收藏的这幅屏风将在展览的第一部分展出，该部分共分为四个部分，旨在探索18世纪朝鲜的知识文化，以及正祖于1791年如何在御座后安装书架画屏风，并鼓励这种绘画类型的创作。

这是该屏幕第二次出国展出，上一次是在 2017 年于新加坡亚洲文明博物馆展出，也是它首次在欧洲亮相。

此次借展是继今年早些时候双方合作之后的又一次合作。从3月到7月，该博物馆向吉美博物馆的“K-Beauty”展览（该展览以朝鲜王朝宫廷美容文化为主题）送去了26件皇家文物，其中包括一个镶嵌珍珠母的盒子和一个饰有蓝色花卉图案的白瓷器皿。

韩国国立故宫博物院表示，计划继续向海外机构出借文物，向国际观众介绍韩国文化遗产。

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