#joseon

[schtrawberry]

세작, 매혹된 자들 CAPTIVATING THE KING (2024): EPISODE 14

[goraesky]

Made a character sheet for Manyeol that mimicks old Joseon medicinal books. Might make this into a set pdf book collection of all living beings in World Beyond Gods.

[xj4cks]

[eebzly]

조선시대 Pentiment / Joseon-dynasty Pentiment Beatrice & Prester John (style experiment)

The art style is too modern for 16th century, but I took a lot of inspiration from "Lovers Under the Moon" by Shin Yun-bok (월하정인 月下情, 신윤복) for Beatrice and various kings' portraits from late Joseon for Prester John (his clothing is based on Silla clothing)

Beatrice's original design looks like she's wearing a barbette (?) and I debated on giving her a 처네 or 쓰개치마, but I decided on the latter and merged it with her original laurel wreath. I only finished these two, but maybe I'll clean up some of my other sketches.

[icecreamwithjackdaniels]

"When I love, I make you my enemy."

— a line from a poem by Songi (from "Songs of the Kisaeng: Courtesan Poetry of the Last Korean Dynasty", translated and introduced by Constantine Contogenis and Wolhee Choe)

[asiandramastoke]

When female lead tries to look for the rumored ugly bachelor.

[detectivekirby]

Play with each new episode!

[simnora]

Full Advent Calendar

All content merged into one file (I hope I didn't miss anything)

Changed to zip file so it would be easier to update 9.3.23

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[librarycomic]

The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha. Balzer + Bray, 2024. 9780062685124. 314pp. https://www.powells.com/book/-9780062685124?partnerid=34778&p_bt

Ha's first fictional graphic novel, a historical fantasy set in Joseon-era Korea, follows her Cook Korean! graphic cookbook and Almost American Girl, her graphic memoir. The memoir shows Ha's love of Korean fantasy manhwa, so the subject of this book isn't a huge surprise, but this one makes the variety of her comics work truly impressive.

At the center of this tale is the gumiho, a nine-tailed fox with magical powers associated with seductive and evil women. General Song is famed for having killed gumiho. He has three children by two wives, and he teaches martial arts not only to his sons but also to his daughter, Kai. Because she's a better fighter than both her brothers everyone says she's gumiho's daughter. She's also clearly someone we can root for, as evidenced when she stands up for a poor young girl being beaten as a suspected thief early in the book.

Unfortunately for Kai, the rumors are kind of true, as she finds out when she gets her first period and starts to turn into a fox. Her mother takes her away to the mountains where Kai meets gumiho, who survived her conflict with Kai's father. Gumiho teaches Kai what she must do to hide her fox-nature and continue to live in the world of men.

The whole story is super bloody (though not as much on the page as in the reader's mind), and it turns into a murder mystery toward the end with Kai helping her father investigate a series of murders while trying to make sure he doesn't discover the culprit. A romantic ending ties up the story; it's a bit melodramatic, but Ha makes it work. And I can't wait to read whatever comics Ha creates next.

[9-93]

[schtrawberry]

세작, 매혹된 자들 CAPTIVATING THE KING (2024): EPISODE 8

[therealmissmagoo2]

TS4 - Joseon Queen (Wangbi)

I made her a few years ago, but decided to do a lookbook! 💕 Tray Files

[stankhead]

painting warmup

reference via:

[icecreamwithjackdaniels]

"Old mountain, here you are still, but these are not the same waters:

they have not begun to age, having flowed on each day, each night.

My lover has been pure as water, coming to me, going away."

- Hwang Jini (Joseon, 1506-1567), Old Mountain (from "Songs of the Kisaeng: Courtesan Poetry of the Last Korean Dynasty", translated and introduced by Constantine Contogenis and Wolhee Choe)

[asiandramastoke]

"Do you think you're going to die tonight because of your ill heart?"

"I decided to get married with much difficulty. I'm going to have my bridal night."

"I will beat the king of the underworld, so don't worry."

Park Se Young The Story of Park's Marriage Contract (Korean Drama 2023)

[ctrb92]

Someone tell me about Christianity and how it came to korea and how it impacted the culture.

Their focus on equality is a interesting point. But even in the west is not applied right under Christianity. I find it quite fascinating that this is their hope of being together.