Jeon Hyeong-pil
Jeon Hyeong-pil (Korean: 전형필; July 29, 1906 – January 26, 1962) was a Korean art collector. He is also known by his art name Gansong.
| Jeon Hyeong-pil | |
| Hangul | 전형필 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeon Hyeongpil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏn Hyŏngp'il |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 간송, 지산, 취설재 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gansong, Jisan, Chwiseoljae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kansong, Chisan, Ch'wisŏlchae |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 천뢰 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheolloe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏlloe |
He is famous for his great achievement to collect 12 national treasures, 10 treasures and 4 cultural assets designated by Seoul metropolitan government. He strove to bring back Korean cultural assets and heritage from Japan, where a great deal of Korean antiquities were taken during the Japanese colonial period. The first private art museum was built in 1938 named Bohwagak (보화각) and later took care of most of valuable Korean antiquities during Korean War. After his death in 1962, the name Bohwagak was changed into Gansong Art Museum which only opens twice in a year since 1971.
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