Canvas - Longing for Knowledge with Peacock
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Framed canvas - Longing for Knowledge with Peacock
Jazz up your empty walls with this eye-catching framed canvas! This high-quality framed canvas - Longing for Knowledge with Peacock made of pine wood comes with rubber buffers on the rear corners and a wall mount that allows for easy hanging of the artwork. Additionally, the frame gives the canvas a cool floating effect!
• Frame: Pine
• Frame thickness: 3.18 cm (1.25″)
• Weight of the canvas fabric: 344 g/m² +/- 25g/m² (10.15 +/- 0.74 oz/yd²)
• Open back
• With rubber buffers on the rear corners
• Suspension attached
• Blank canvas from the USA
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- The framed canvases with brown and black frames have a black interior edge around the canvas, and the canvases with white frames have a white interior edge around the canvas.
- This product is not intended for sanding or cutting — this creates dust in the air that can irritate the lungs.
Canvas without frame
Looking for some flair for your office or home? Your search ends here! This canvas print - Longing for Knowledge with Peacock by Seungmin Yoon with vivid and fade-resistant colors is sure to catch the eye.
• 3.18 cm (1.25″) thick canvas fabric made of poly-cotton blend
• Canvas fabric weight: 344 g/m² +/- 25 g/m² (10.15 +/- 0.74 oz./yd.²)
• Lightfast
• Manually stretched over a solid wood stretcher frame
• Mounting brackets included
• Blank from the USA, Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, or Australia
Books, Knowledge, and the Peacock
Longing for Knowledge – Korean Folk Art as Canvas Print
Korean folk painting (Minhwa) is known for its symbolic depth and narrative visual language.
A central motif of this tradition is the "Longing for Knowledge" – inspired by the classical genre of Chaekgeori (책거리).
At first glance, this work shows a still-life-like arrangement of books and carefully selected objects.
As a canvas print, however, it unfolds a further meaning: the desire for education, intellectual refinement, and inner growth as a timeless cultural ideal.
Longing for Knowledge (Chaekgeori)
Chaekgeori originated in the late Joseon Dynasty (18th–19th century) and places books as well as learning objects at the center.
Typical are depictions of stacks of books, shelves, brushes, inkstones, ceramics, or plants.
In Korean culture, books stood not only for knowledge but also for:
- self-cultivation
- spiritual maturity
- personal and social development
Such motifs adorned not only the rooms of scholars but also the living spaces of ordinary people – as a silent expression of their longing for knowledge.
Contemporary interpretation with animal motifs
While traditional Chaekgeori focuses on objects, this contemporary series expands the motif to include symbolic animals.
The series includes four central animals of the East Asian visual world:
- Dragon
- Phoenix
- Crane
- Peacock
Each animal represents a specific human ideal.
This canvas print is dedicated to the peacock.
The peacock as a symbol
In East Asian symbolism, the peacock stands for beauty, dignity, and cultural refinement.
Its magnificent plumage does not point to superficiality, but to the visible perfection of inner cultivation.
The peacock combines outer elegance with inner value.
It stands for intellectual wealth and for a life shaped by knowledge, order, and aesthetic awareness.
Books and peacock in dialogue
In this work, the peacock appears among books, writing utensils, and plants.
It does not appear dominant but harmoniously integrates into the overall image.
The books symbolize learning, discipline, and mental preparation.
The peacock stands for the result of this path: cultivated presence, inner dignity, and balanced beauty.
As a canvas print, this motif brings calm, depth, and meaning into the space – without being intrusive.
Visual language and spatial effect
Chaekgeori does not follow a strictly realistic perspective:
- Objects are stacked and overlapped
- Perspectives are deliberately shifted
- Symbolism takes precedence over faithful representation
This visual language invites the eye to wander and discover meanings.
The peacock acts as a visual link between knowledge and aesthetic effect.
Conclusion
This peacock-centered Chaekgeori understands Longing for Knowledge as a timeless pursuit of inner balance and cultivated living.
As a canvas print, knowledge is not shown as a means for social advancement, but as a foundation for beauty, dignity, and inner balance.
A work that unites education, symbolism, and aesthetic calm –
and gives the space a quiet, meaningful presence.
