NAMU KKOKDU - Korean Wooden Figure

Waiting and walking around Hyewha-dong, Seoul ROK, I came across Dong Soong Art Center. It have an exhibition on Korean Wooden Figure from the collection of Ockrang Cultural Foundation.




































images from the entrance of the art center's facade

Comments

Anonymous said…
Pangit naman ng art nila. It's amusing, though.

Zupp?
10:44 AM
db said…
Hi, Pete:

Amazing images and great art--thanks for sharing.

David, half a world away
1:47 AM
Morning Angel said…
Hi, Pete.
I found your site by doing a search for blogs with the topic, Peace, and I am so glad I did. Your photos of the wooden figure art are wonderful. They make me happy. Thank you for sharing.
Rivergarth in Kansas, USA
8:29 AM
Phoenix2Life said…
Awasome photographs...Pardon my ignorance...but may I please know what are these artifacts and what is it's historical siginificance. Thanks...keep it up socialcardster...
12:03 AM
Ana Cristina said…
Hi, they're simply wonderful! Thank you so much for having post them.
Regards from Portugal
Cristina
7:28 AM
Anonymous said…
Some look scary but most of them look interesting ^^ Might be biased cause I love Korea after all :P
12:01 AM
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