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- **Posted:** 2025-10-08T16:07:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Newark Museum of Art (@newarkmuseumart) — https://gondola.cc/newarkmuseumart

## Caption

The “Tiger and Magpie” in Korean folk art tradition is rich with symbolic meaning: 
 🐯 THE TIGER served as a messenger of the mountain god and a symbol of protection against evil spirits and demons. 
🐦‍⬛ THE MAGPIE was regarded as a caller of good fortune and positive news, representing hope and auspicious beginnings. 
 🌲 THE PINE TREE symbolized longevity and endurance, embodying the eternal nature of these protective forces. 

During the late Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), these animals came to symbolize the conflict between social classes: the ferocious feline as YANG-BAHN (upper class) and the bird as MIN-JUNG (commoners). Perhaps the chatty magpie commoner is scolding the tiger elite in this folk painting - a visual representation of ordinary people challenging established power structures. 
 
Who knew demon hunting had such deep roots in Korean culture? 
 #KPOPDemonHunters #KoreanArt #FolkArt #TigerAndMagpie 
 
Unrecorded artist, Tiger with Magpie in Pine Tree, 18th-19th century 
Korea 
Painting matted on linen and framed, 31 x 16 1/4 in. 
Bequest of Samuel C. Miller, 2014 | 2014.45.45

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kpopdemonhunters, tigerandmagpie, folkart, koreanart

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