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UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Falconry)
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Date of Issue : 2019.11.27
Types : 2
Denomination : 380 won
Design :
Stamp No. : 3424
Printing Process
& Colors
: null
Size of Stamp : 52mm × 36mm
WholeSheet
Composition
: 2+(2×4)
Image Area : 50.5mm × 34.5mm
Paper : null
Perforation : 13¾×13¼
Printer : POSA
Designer : Ryu,Ji-hyeong
Quantity : null
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Falconry, a form of hunting that uses trained falcons, has long been popular in Korea as a means of obtaining meat and as the sport enjoyed by kings and noblemen. In 2010, UNESCO officially announced, While falconers come from different backgrounds, they share common values, traditions and practices, which led to falconry being nominated for registration on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Korea Post has chosen to issue commemorative postage stamps to recognize the cultural excellence of falconry that was registered on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The traces of falconry, which originated in Central Asia, can be found in many countries around the world. Falconry has a long history in Korea as evidenced by a painting found in a Goguryeo tomb. Therefore, we assume that falconry has been around in Korea for nearly 2,000 years. According to a record in the Samguk Sagi (The History of the Three Kingdoms), King Asin, the 17th king of Baekje who was very manly, vigorously enjoyed falconry, while King Jinpyeong, the 26th king of Silla became so enraptured by falconry that the King neglected state affairs to such an extent that it became particularly worrisome to his subjects. During the Goryeo period, a royal office named Eungbang was established for the purpose of training raptors and managing their foods for falconry. The first king of Joseon, Taejo, installed Eungbang at the foot of Eungbongsan Mountain, and Joseon kings thereafter visited the mountain for falconry. Historical records show that Taejong, the third king of Joseon, also enjoyed falconry and his son King Sejong found pleasure in watching falconry. However, falconry, once the sport of kings and noblemen, remained the sole means of obtaining meat after Yeonsan-gun or Prince Yeonsan, the 10th king of Joseon. The royal family commissioned falconers (Eungsa) to supply pheasant meat and the falconers received rice in return for the pheasants they had hunted. As well-skilled hunting hawks were also considered to be a major asset traded at high prices, many commoners became falconers. Although falconry was practiced throughout the country during the Japanese colonial period, it gradually faded away in the 1960s as industrialization began in earnest after the Korean War. Two types of postage stamps will be issued on this occasion. One image shows the falconer flying the goshawk against the backdrop of a snow-covered field with the goshawks wings spread wide, which makes us ponder the values of falconry that connects humans and nature. The other image shows the magnificent falcon snatching up a colorful pheasant with its two feet. As shown in Jewang Ungi, a historical poem composed during the Goryeo period, the falcon was considered to be a sacred animal representing the soul of Korean people. According to the poem, the name of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, was once called “Eungjun (hawk)”. Thus, we hope the issuance of these commemorative stamps will serve as an opportunity to arouse peoples interest in this cultural and historical heritage.
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