Cherished items of men, munbangsawoo and seoan

Sarangbang

Munbangsawoo, the four treasures of the study, refers to the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - the four items that a scholarly man should always keep near were referred to as friends. Seoan is a small desk used when reading or writing. It was carefully maintained and inherited to the next generation. It was considered as an honor to inherit seoan from a great scholar.