Korean Folk Painting Cards
Traditional Korean folk paintings called Minhwa, representing wishes for good fortune and longevity.
Minhwa refers to traditional Korean folk paintings produced mainly by unknown artists without formal training. The paintings represent wishes for wealth, happiness, success and longevity. Popular themes include cranes, rocks, water, clouds, dragons, phoenixes, the sun, moon, peonies, pine trees, carp, tortoises, insects, flowers, birds, and book decoration. All of these can be found in this beautiful pack, in either vertical or horizontal format. The paintings on the Jokers take the form of screens which served to display the majesty of the Joseon royal court. Most of the 54 different images are drawn from the collections in the National Museum of Korea and the National Folk Museum of Korea. Overall, the reproduction and print quality and the finish on these cards are all excellent • See the paper band • See the box
Above: Korean Folk Painting Cards published by Design Gaanche, Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Made in Korea. 52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 double-sided title card with text in Korean and English, in plastic box within a cardboard box with a paper band. Size: 58 x 88 mm. © Designgaanche
Acquired June 2025 • See the Extra Cards. Cards issued by this publisher are available here - https://gaanche.com►
By Roddy Somerville
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Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.
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