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The Something Awful Forums > Archives > Comedy Goldmine > My dad bought this fucked up painting
 
Dignity Van Houten
Jul 28, 2006

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Dignity Van Houten
Jul 28, 2006

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pixaal posted:

Google reverse image search thinks it's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minhwa

Specifically:
Kkachi horangi (까치호랑이) is a prominent genre of minhwa that depicts magpies and tigers. In kkachi horangi paintings, the tiger, which is intentionally given a ridiculous and stupid appearance (hence its nickname "idiot tiger" 바보호랑이), represents authority and the aristocratic yangban, while the dignified magpie represents the common man. Hence, kkachi horangi paintings of magpies and tigers were a satire of the hierarchical structure of Joseon's feudal society.[3][4]

Seems right.A thread where we try and make our own might be fun, I have no artistic talent so I'll just leave the idea here.

You forgot the best part

"The paintings worked on a number of levels. They show Kkangi (보호랑) from folk mythology and legends, symbols of happiness, wealth and health, and scenes of everyday life. The most common figures were animals that represented power (such as "human being dog" 까치호랑이), or providential tokens (such as "puri-puri carp" 호랑랑이), which represent success. The paintings were done on paper and on canvas."

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