The Power and Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

The Power and Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens
The Power and Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens
Kris Ercums, curator
April 15, 2017–June 11, 2017
Galleries 315 and 316, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The Power and Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens explores the genre of Korean still-life painting known as chaekgeori. Chaekgeori was one of the most enduring and prolific art forms of Korea’s Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), and it emphasizes books and other material commodities as symbolic embodiments of knowledge, power, and social reform. Funded by the Korea Foundation and organized by Gallery Hyundai, all the screens in the exhibition are on loan from private collections and national institutions in Korea.

Complementing the exhibition will be a small installation of SMA Korean art centered around the recently conserved Gwakbunyang hyangrakdo (Guo Ziyi’s Enjoyment-of-Life Banquet, 2015.0061). Additionally, the Korea Foundation will also fund a one-day conference “Paintings in Brilliant Colors: Korean Chaekgeori Screens of the Joseon Dynasty.” (Keynote on Friday April 14 by Burglind Jungmann, Professor of Korean Art, UCLA; Conference continues on Saturday April 15).

Exhibition images

Works of art

郭子儀祝壽 (Birthday Celebration of Guo Ziyi, #6 of 10), late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
郭子儀祝壽 (Birthday Celebration of Guo Ziyi, #7 of 10), late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
San-shin (mountain spirit), 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Ji Unyeong
tripod censer, 1200s, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
gourd-shaped teapot, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
seal paste container, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
long-necked vase, 1700s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
water bowl, early 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
vase, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
gu-shaped vase, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
libation cup, late 1600s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
“national treasure” (guo bao 國寶) ink cake, early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)
ink stone, late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
ivory screen and stand, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
incense censer, 1700s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Chimera (qilin 麒麟) pricket candlestick, early 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
brush pot, 1900s
Buddha's hand citron, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Chimera (qilin 麒麟), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
suspended pendant, late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
brush rest, 1900s
seal with three nested stands, late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
wrist rest, early 1900s, Republic (1911–1949)
brush washer with plum branches, early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)
gu-shaped vase, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
tripod censer, late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
small baluster jar with lid, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
鼎 (ding tripod), 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
달항아리 dalhangari (moon jar), late 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
dragon vase, 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
footed plate, 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
bowl, 1400s–1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
lidded bowl on stand with Cintāmani handle, 1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
bojagi (wrapping cloth), late 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
jar with floral motif, mid 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
jar, 1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
cylindrical ornament with brown tassels, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Events

April 14, 2017
Talk
5:00–6:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium, Rm 309, 1301 Mississippi St
April 15, 2017
Conference
8:00AM–5:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium, Rm 309, 1301 Mississippi St
April 26, 2017
Talk
5:30–6:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 315, Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 316, Dolph Simons Family Gallery
April 29, 2017
Activity
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 406, John and Linda Stewart Gallery

Resources

Documents