PHOTOS: Exhibition in Seoul showcases long-lost Korean paintings

SEOUL, July 9 (AJU PRESS) - A special exhibition celebrating the 140th anniversary of the signing of the first diplomatic treaty between Korea and Russia opened its doors to the public in central Seoul on Monday.

Officials from both countries and other distinguished guests, including Russian Ambassador to Korea Georgy Zinoviev and Kim Sun-myung, head of Pushkin House's cultural center in Seoul, gathered for the exhibition's opening, highlighting its significance.

The exhibition features four paintings by renowned artist Jang Seung-eop (1843~1897), lost for over a century, that were recently found in Moscow. These hidden masterpieces were part of gifts presented to Russian Emperor Nicholas II in 1896 by King Gojong, the penultimate monarch of the Joseon Dynasty, to celebrate the emperor's coronation.

The exhibition runs until the end of August at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum, named after missionary Henry Gerhart Appenzeller who opened the first Western-style educational institution in Korea in 1885.

Four paintings by Jang Seung-eop on display at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum in Seoul commemorating the 140th anniversary of the Russia-Korea treaty of 1884 The two works on the left are being publicly exhibited for the first time worldwide AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — Four paintings by Jang Seung-eop are on display at an exhibition at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum in Seoul. The first two paintings from the left are being shown for the first time in Korea at the exhibition, alongside the others unveiled in Moscow last year. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

Documents related to Karl Ivanovich Weber the first Russian envoy to Korea on display at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum in Seoul The exhibition commemorates the 140th anniversary of the Russia-Korea treaty of 1884 AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — Old diplomatic documents related to Russia'a first envoy to Korea Karl Ivanovich Weber are on display at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum in Seoul. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

Visitors viewing the exhibition commemorating the 140th anniversary of the Russia-Korea treaty of 1884 at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum in Seoul July 8 2024 AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — Visitors look at displayed items at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum in Seoul on July 8, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

Russian Ambassador to South Korea George Zinoviev delivers opening remarks at the exhibition commemorating the 140th anniversary of the Russia-Korea treaty of 1884 held at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum in Seoul July 8 2024 AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — Russian Ambassador to Korea George Zinoviev speaks at an exhibition at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum in Seoul on July 8, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

Kim Sun-myung Director of the Pushkin Cultural Center gives an opening speech at the exhibition marking the 140th anniversary of the Russia-Korea treaty of 1884 held at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum in Seoul July 8 2024 AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — Kim Sun-myung, head of the Pushkin House's cultural center in Seoul, speaks at an exhibition at the Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum in the capital on July 8, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

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