| Lee
Champan House (mid 19th century onward) other
sites in Chungnam |
Asan, Chungnamdo, Korea |
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This is one of the largest houses in Oe-am village, near the city of Asan. It was constructed in the late Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) by Lee Jeongyeol, an official with the title Champan. The house was named after his title. Like most houses in the village, it is constructed in the form of two interlocking "L" shapes that create a courtyard. The northern "L" is the anchae, or inner quarters, where the women of the household lived. The southern "L" is the sarangchae, or men's quarters, where the men of the family lived, studied, and entertained visitors. At the rear of the house sits a gamyo, or ancestral shrine, along with a platform for storage jars directly behind the main hall of the house. At the east end of the property is a well.
The author would like to thank the owner for kindly allowing access throughout the house.
Site plan of Kim Gi-hyeon house. Click
on an arrow for a specific view:
Plan copyright 1999.
From "Hangukui Cheontong Minga (Korean Traditional Dwellings)" by Ju Nam-cheol
Bibliography:
All images
copyright 2003 Tim Ciccone. Photographed in August, 2002.
Ju, Nam-cheol.
Hangukui Cheontong Minga (Korean Traditional Dwellings)
Mareuke Publishers.
Seoul. 1999.
http://arch.hannam.ac.kr/~hpw/title.htm
Cultural Properties Administration.
ATA Laboratory, Daejeon, Korea.