Painting

Watercolor

This painting represents the sword dance, performed by two Ki-saing, popularly known as "singing girls." There is a screen over which is an awning supported by four poles. At one side are the Korean nobles indicated by their strings of amber beads, reclining on pillows. The dancers, two in number, are posturing in the middle of the inclosed space. Six other singing girls are arranged on one side, and opposite to them, are the six musicians. The servants are preparing the feast. In the upper corner, seated under a tree, are the carriers with their chairs. They are whiling away their time by playing the national pastime, the game of Nyout.