Ch'aekkori Screen

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Ch'aekkori Screen

Mid- 19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Korean

Korean literati of the Joseon dynasty greatly admired exotic goods imported from China and sought to surround themselves with the accoutrements of the Confucian scholar-official. They collected Chinese ceramics, scrolls, brush pots and inkstones, many of which are depicted in the screen type known as ch'aekkòri (scholar's books and utensils). These screens became extremely popular in Korea in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, often substituting for the expensive Chinese objects, and the painting styles range from very sophisticated to folk.

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Object Details

Title:

Ch'aekkori Screen
Scholars' Paraphernalia (Ch'aekkòri)

Date:

Mid- 19th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Korean

Medium:

Ink and color on silk; mounted as a ten-fold screen

Dimensions:

Each (Panel): 47 × 12 inches (119.4 × 30.5 cm) Mount (Each): 68 × 17 inches (172.7 × 43.2 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. Purchased with funds contributed by the Korean Heritage Group, the Hollis Family Foundation Fund, and the Henry B. Keep Fund, 2002

Accession Number:

2002-74-1

Geography:

Made in Korea, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)

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