page_title: Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven
hierarchical_section_title: Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven
caption_attribution_description: English: Korean Joseon Dynasty painting called ‘Toseokhwa’ (도석화), paintings of Buddhist and Taoist themes, King Mu of Zhou visits the queen mother of the west. This type of painting often uses lavish colours to narrate the festive story, and represents the hope for eternal youth. This type of screen was used as a backdrop for joyous occasions (birth, wedding, 60th birthday…). See the Gyeonggi Provincial Museum’s ‘Yojiyeondo’ as a reference. Also, the paintings present similar features and details to a folding screen called ‘One Hundred Children Folding Screen, in the collection of the Ewha Womans University Museum.
context_page_description: The Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven is a fantasy version of the travels of King Mu of Zhou, historical fifth sovereign of the Zhou dynasty of China, r. 976-922 BCE or 956-918 BCE.
  The written originals of the fantasy biography of King Mu and a biography of his mother were found along with the Bamboo Annals in the tomb of Wei Xiang-zi, king of Wei, rediscovered in 281 CE during the Jin dynasty, after which they were merged into a single tale during transmission.
  Transmitted are four textual lineages which became independent from the original. Later versions were sometimes called Zhou Wang Youxing, literally " Zhou King Travels" or "Travels of the Zhou King".
context_section_description: The Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven (Chinese: 穆天子傳; pinyin: Mù Tiānzǐ Zhuàn) is a fantasy version of the travels of King Mu of Zhou, historical fifth sovereign of the Zhou dynasty of China, r. 976-922 BCE or 956-918 BCE.
  The written originals of the fantasy biography of King Mu and a biography of his mother were found along with the Bamboo Annals in the tomb of Wei Xiang-zi (d. 296 BCE), king of Wei, rediscovered in 281 CE during the Jin dynasty (265–420), after which they were merged into a single tale during transmission. 
  Transmitted are four textual lineages which became independent from the original. Later versions were sometimes called Zhou Wang Youxing, literally "(The) Zhou King('s) Travels" or "Travels of the Zhou King".
caption: King Mu and the Queen Mother of the West, an illustration from Joseon Korea
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