O Se-chang (Korean: 오세창; Hanja:
He is known for his writings on Korean calligraphy-paintings and epigraphy, such as Geunyeok seohwi (근역서휘;
Early life
editO Se-chang was born into the jungin class as the eldest son of O Gyeong-seok (오경석;
Early career in government
editAt the age of 16, O Se-chang passed the civil service examination in Chinese (한학;
Due to his close association with members of the Reform Party such as Kim Ok-gyun, Park Yeong-hyo, and Yu Gil-jun, he was arrested for the involvement in the 1884 Gapsin Coup, but was released without charges. In 1895, he briefly fled to Japan for suspected involvement in the assassination of Empress Myeongseong. In 1897, he taught the Korean language for a year at the Tokyo College of Commerce (
O Se-chang returned to Korea once again in 1906, after which he worked outside the government.
After annexation, he became a leading figure in the independence movement and was incarcerated for 3 years for his role as one of the 33 leaders of the March First Movement in 1919.[5][6]
Career in media
editAlthough O Se-chang started his professional career as a translator-interpreter, in 1880, he started to work at the Office of Culture and Information and was involved with the publishing of a weekly government gazette, Hansŏng jubo, from 1886. After returning to Korea from Japan in 1906, he worked as president of newspapers Mansebo and Taehan Minbo .[7][8] His career in media was cut short when Japanese authorities imposed aggressive censorship of Korean press and gradually abolished most Korean newspapers from the signing of the 1905 Eulsa Treaty, the Publication Law (신문지법;
Career in arts
editColonial period
editBesides his career in government and media, O Se-chang was also a prominent leader in the creative arts. As an avid collector of paintings and calligraphy, as well as a talented painter-calligrapher himself, he co-founded the first modern artists’ association, Seohwa Hyeophoe (서화협회,
During most of the colonial period, he withdrew from political activities, and worked on his publications and other artistic endeavours.[14] In his lifetime, he completed several important literatures on Korean paintings and calligraphy.
Important examples of his works include Geunyeok seohwi (근역서휘,
O Se-chang's most notable contribution to the development of modern Korean art history was the compilation of 3 volumes of Geunyeok seohwasa (근역서화사;
Post-liberation
editFor his contribution to the establishment of the South Korean government after liberation in 1945 and the Korean War, O Se-chang was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal in the Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1962.
References
edit- ^ Yi, Sŭng-yŏn; 이 승연 (2000). Wich'ang O Se-ch'ang (Ch'op'an ed.). Sŏul: Ihoe. ISBN 89-8107-147-0. OCLC 47074282.
- ^ Choi Byeong-gyu, 오세창 서예감식에 나타난 심미의식 연구, MA dissertation, Sungkyunkwan University, 2005.
- ^ EBS 역사채널 e (2016). 역사 e 5: 세상을 깨우는 시대의 기록 (in Korean). 북하우스. ISBN 9788956057958.
- ^ 김, 경택 (May 1993). "기획 : 중인의 사회적 성격과 친일개화론 한말 중인층의 개화활동과 친일개화론 -오세창의 활동을 중심으로-". 역사비평 (in Korean): 250–263.
- ^ "[역사의 인물/독립운동가]위창(
葦 滄) 오세창(吳 世 昌 )". 북한 (in Korean). 390 (390): 191–192. 2004-06-01. - ^ Yi, Ki-baek; 이 기백. (1999). Han'guksa sillon (Han'gŭlp'an, 1-p'an ed.). Sŏul T'ŭkpyŏlsi: Ilchogak. ISBN 89-337-0345-4. OCLC 45851191.
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(help) - ^ 황, 호덕 Ho Duk Hwang (2012). "한문맥(
漢 文脈 )의 이미저리, 『대한민보(大韓 民 報 )』(1909~1910)漫評의 알레고리 읽기 -1909년 연재분을 중심으로". 대동문화연구 (in Korean). 77: 451–513. ISSN 1225-3820. - ^ Yi, Yŏn.; 이 연. (2013). Ilche kangjŏmgi Chosŏn ŏllon t'ongjesa = The control of the Korean media during the Japanese occupation (Ch'op'an ed.). Sŏul T'ŭkpyolsi. ISBN 979-11-303-0049-8. OCLC 881910742.
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- ^ Shim, Ji-won (2017). "Constructing Images through Art Exhibitions - Chosǒn Art Exhibition and Inventing the Colonial Image of Chosǒn". Story & Image Telling (in Korean) (13): 283–335. ISSN 2234-3431.
- ^ Lee, Yoon Yung (2013). The Joseon Fine Art Exhibition under Japanese colonial rule (Master of Philosophy thesis). Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR: The University of Hong Kong. doi:10.5353/th_b5177357 (inactive 2024-04-12). hdl:10722/196493.
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: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024 (link) - ^ Choe Byeong-gyu (2005). 오세창 서예감식에 나타난 심미의식 연구 (A Study of Aesthetic Consciousness Showed on Oh Se-Chang's Calligraphy Discernment) (in Korean). Sungkunkwan University.
- ^ Yi, Sŭng-yŏn; 이 승연 (2000). Wich'ang O Se-ch'ang (Ch'op'an ed.). Sŏul: Ihoe. ISBN 89-8107-147-0. OCLC 47074282.
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吳 世 昌 , Sŏul Taehakkyo. Pangmulgwan, 서울대학교. 박물관. (Ch'op'an ed.). Sŏul T'ŭkpyŏlsi: Tolbegae. ISBN 89-7199-142-9. OCLC 53206042. - ^ Lee Seoung Youn (December 2008). "The Seal Engravings and Seal Print Collectionsof Wichang, Oh Se-chang". Journal of Studies in Bibliography (41): 397–425. doi:10.17258/JIB.2008..41.397.
- ^ 홍, 선표 (December 2008). "『근역서화사』의 편찬과 『근역서화징』의 출판". 인물미술사학 (in Korean) (4): 291–308.
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吳 世 昌 과 『槿 域 書 畵微』, 『국역 근역서화징』, 시공사(1998)". 미술사논단 (in Korean) (7): 331–336. - ^ O, Se-ch'ang;
吳 世 昌 (1998). Kugyŏk kŭnyŏk sŏhwa ching. Chʻan-yu Hong,洪 賛 裕 , Tongyang Kojŏn Hakhoe, Han'guk Misul Yŏn'guso,東洋 古典 學會 ,韓國 美術 硏究所 . (Ch'op'an ed.). Sŏul T'ŭkpyŏlsi: Sigongsa. ISBN 89-7259-774-0. OCLC 42979123. - ^ Sunpyo, Hong (2013-10-01). "O Sech'ang's Compilation of Kŭnyŏk sŏhwa sa
槿 域 書 畵史 (History of Korean painting and calligraphy) and the Publication of Kŭnyŏk sŏhwa ching槿 域 書 畵徵 (Biographical records of Korean painters and calligraphers)". Archives of Asian Art. 63 (2): 155–163. doi:10.1353/aaa.2014.0002. ISSN 0066-6637. S2CID 191476218.