[KOREAN WAR - CHINESE MANUSCRIPT MAP] [GUO RENWEN] 郭人文?

朝鮮地圖 [Chaoxian ditu].<BR> [Map of Korea].

[Henan]. Stock ID #223691

Colour manuscript map of Korea, made in Puyang Middle School in 1954, 109 x 78cm, text in traditional Chinese characters, the map which was originally folded has been laid down on heavy gauge paper. Chipped in a number of areas at folds some recent colouring has modified the impact of this loss. While showing signs of use this map is an interesting example of classroom teaching material relating to Korea in 1950s China.

The map depicts the principal geographical areas of Korea, Japan, and the People’s Republic of China. The 38th parallel is clearly marked, along with a number of important Korean cities, including Hanseong (Seoul), Kaesong, Busan, Jinju, Incheon, and Pyongyang, here written as 平垠. Korea is labelled as Chaoxian (朝鮮), the term commonly used in China at the time.

Taken together with the naïve style of calligraphy and the note that it was produced at a middle school, Puyang Zhongxue (濮陽中學) in Henan Province, shortly after the Korean War, it is likely that the map was made by a student, possibly named Guo Renwen (郭人文), whose name appears at the lower right. The faint yellow numbers 1–5 painted on the map may refer to a legend or explanatory key that is no longer present.

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Price: $395.00 AU

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