Books and Scholars' Possessions
Title
Books and Scholars' Possessions
Subject
Books and scholars' posessions
Date
Early 20th century
Creator
Unidentified Korean artist
Format
Ten-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk
Type
Painting
Description
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), monochrome ink landscape paintings (panels 2 and 5), gold-painted black porcelain (panels 4, 7, and 10), a game board (panel 6), and a pendulum clock with Roman numerals and letters (panel 10). Two auspicious Chinese characters are repeated on vessels throughout the screen, one for longevity (壽 su in Korean; panels 1, 2, 8, and 9) and one for good fortune (福 bok in Korean; panels 1, 7, 9, and 10).
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/73134
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/73134
Contributor
Purchase, Shelby White Gift, 2005
Rights
© 2000–2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Identifier
Accession Number: 2005.385
Chaek-001
Chaek-001
Language
Chinese
Period
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)
Culture
Korean
Geographic Origin
Korea
Medium
Ten-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Height: 175.3 cm, Width: 457.2 cm (69 in x 180 in) Overall
Height: 102.9 cm, Width: 31.8 cm (40 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in) Each
Height: 102.9 cm, Width: 31.8 cm (40 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in) Each
Files
Citation
Unidentified Korean artist, “Books and Scholars' Possessions,” The Museum of Korean Folk Art , accessed May 28, 2022, https://mokfa.omeka.net/items/show/6.