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Books and Scholars' Possessions
Paintings of Scholar's accouterments in Ten-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk by unknown Korean artist. Paintings of Distinctive objects appearing in this screen include (from right to left) three peacock feathers in a vase (panel 3),…
Tags: accouterments, Art, asianart, books, chaekgeori, ink, korean, koreanart, koreanfolkart, koreanpainting, minhwa, painting, paper, scholar, scroll, vase
Tiger and Magpie
A small tiger with striped fur and a long tail curving around the lower portion of the picture is seated with its body facing to the left and its head towards the right. The tiger appears to be looking at two magpies perched in the branches of a pine…
Tags: Art, asianpainting, korean, koreanfolkart, koreanpainting, magpie, minhwa, pinetree, tiger
Tiger and Magpie
A large tiger with striped fur and a long tail curving around the lower half of the picture is seated with its body facing to the right and its head turned to the left. The tiger appears to be looking at two magpies perched in the branches of a pine…
Tags: Art, asianpainting, korean, koreanart, koreanfolkart, koreanpainting, magpie, minhwa, newyear, painting, pine, pinetree, tiger, tree
Butterflies and Peony
Painting of Peony flower on lower right side of the painting and butterflies flying upper left side and sitting on a Peony.
Tags: Art, asianpainting, butterflies, butterfly, Chochungdo, flower, insect, korean, koreanart, koreanfolkart, koreanpainting, minhwa, painting, peony
Deer amid pine trees
소나무 아래 사슴 조선
松下雙鹿圖 朝鮮
Depicting idyllic landscapes, the two scrolls displayed here celebrate auspicious imagery, especially deer and pine trees. Originally they were probably part of a set featuring the ten symbols of longevity. The blue and green landscape setting also…
Birds and Flowers
Paintings of birds and flowers have a long tradition in East Asian art. In Korea folding screens depicting combinations of birds and flowers became prevalent in the late Joseon period and continued to be popular in the twentieth century.…
Tags: Art, asianpainting, bird, birds, flower, flowers, foldingscree, folkart, korean, koreanfolkart, koreanpainting, minhwa, painting, screen