Books and Scholar's Objects (Chaekkori) (Translation)
책가도십곡병풍 조선시대 견본 (Primary Title)
冊架圖十幅屏風 朝鮮時代 絹本 (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

1890s
Korean
Screens
Ten-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk
Korea
Image: 47 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (121.29 × 34.29 cm)
Other (each panel): 47 3/4 × 13 11/16 in. (121.29 × 34.77 cm)
Other (mounting, each panel): 73 1/4 × 17 1/4 in. (186.06 × 43.82 cm)
Other (mounting, full screen): 73 1/4 × 174 3/4 in. (186.06 × 443.87 cm)
2008.43
Not on view
This screen illustrates an array of objects in a scholar’s studio: bronzes associated with ritual ceremonies and ancestor worship, multivolume books that allude to Confucius’s teachings, and peony flowers to represent wealth and honor. The artist applied mineral and vegetable pigments on individual objects for shading and a three-dimensional effect. Placed in living quarters, the screen conveyed the tastes of its owner, who valued classical teaching and appreciated antiques.
Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
Unsigned
None
None
Kathleen Boone Samuels Memorial Fund

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