| Jeon Hyeong-pil | |
 | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
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.[1] 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.[2] After his death in 1962, the name Bohwagak was changed into Gansong Art Museum which only opens twice in a year since 1971.[3]
- ^ Kansong Art Museum Seoul Metropolitan Government
- ^ Meet the "four friends" at Gansong Art Museum
- ^ Gansong Art Museum Seoul Metropolitan Government