KBS 역사스페셜 – 국보 180호, 세한도에 숨은 비밀

The 14-Meter Sehando Finally Reveals Its Full Appearance This desolate and bleak painting, consisting of nothing but four trees and a single house, is a masterpiece by Chusa Kim Jeong-hui, a great scholar and artist of the late Joseon Dynasty. Sehando, designated National Treasure No. 180, expresses the atmosphere of a cold winter with clarity and elegance through extreme restraint and rough, dry brushstrokes. The complete composition of Sehando—including the 14-meter-long painting, which is considered the finest literati painting of the Joseon Dynasty, as well as various inscriptions and verses—will be revealed for the first time through "History Special." Move Beijing! Kim Jeong-hui's Gamble Captured in Sehando At the time of painting Sehando, Chusa knew that the interpreter Yi Sang-jeok would soon be heading to Beijing. He believed that if scholars in Beijing saw the painting he had created, they would remember him. In 1844, Yi Sang-jeok traveled to Beijing with *Sehando*, and just as Kim Jeong-hee had anticipated, the painting received inscriptions from 13 prominent scholars and literati of the Qing Dynasty. Through a single painting, Kim Jeong-hee's name was once again elevated on the continent. Why was Sehando painted on shabby paper sewn together? If you look closely at Sehando*, you can see that it was created by joining together three sheets of very low-quality, shabby paper. It is not as if there was no paper available, however, as the paper used for the inscription was glossy, high-quality *jangji*. The low-quality paper used for *Sehando contained Kim Jeong-hee's meticulous calculation to highlight his lonely and destitute circumstances. The Downfall of Politician Kim Jeong-hee and His Bitter Life in Exile Kim Jeong-hee, the greatest politician and scholar of the Joseon Dynasty who had been on a smooth path to success, was forced into exile on Jeju Island after being defeated in a ten-year power struggle with the Andong Kim clan. His long ten-year exile meant the severance of his connection to China, which had been his political backing. Consequently, he faced the greatest crisis of his life, not only being dismissed from his government post but also being cut off from the scholarship he had pursued. The Unchanging Loyalty of Yi Sang-jeok, "After the Cold, the Pine and Cypress Leave" Kim Jeong-hee was subjected to "Wirianchi," the most severe form of exile that imposed restrictions on residence at his place of banishment. During his lonely and desolate exile, his disciple, the interpreter Yi Sang-jeok, provided great comfort through his unwavering support, such as procuring valuable books and delivering news of the outside world. Kim Jeong-hee likened Yi Sang-jeok's loyalty to the evergreen nature of pine and cypress trees, which inspired him to paint *Sehando*. New History Special Episode 87 – National Treasure No. 180, The Secrets Hidden in Sehando (Aired Nov. 10, 2011) http://history.kbs.co.kr/