| Title |
Korean Art [029] Painting (016) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 60, Korean Course A,237 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1977 |
| Subject |
Kang, Hui'an--Photographs; Art, Korean--Korea--Seoul--Photographs; Painting, Korean--Korea--Seoul--Photographs; Men--Art--Photographs; Scholars--Art--Photographs; Contemplation--Art--Photographs; Korea; Art; Painting |
| Keywords |
Korean culture; Fine arts; Displays; Joseon; Yi; Gang Hui-an; Kang Hŭi-an |
| Spatial Coverage |
Korea (South); Seoul (Korea) |
| Description |
Photograph (detail) of a painting: "Lofty Scholar Contemplating Water" attributed to Kang Huian (1417-1464), date: 15th century, National Museum, Seoul, South Korea |
| Caption on Slide |
"Lofty Scholar Contemplating Water" (detail), attributed to Kang Huian (1417-1464), Yi Dynasty, Korea. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar image can be found on the National Museum of Korea website: http://211.252.141.1/program/relic/relicDetailEng.jsp?menuID=002005001&relicID=373&relicDetailID=1490&searchSelect=NAME&langCodeCon=LC2¤tPage=13&back=relicRepresentListEng Note: "...Kang Huian...is remembered as one of the most representative literati painters of the early Joseon Dynasty, but he also excelled at poetry and calligraphy...In this painting, a scholar slumps contentedly on a rock, gazing pensively at the water. It exemplifies the style of jansan ingsu (殘山剩水, meaning "partially depicted landscapes")...which usually feature only sparse landscape elements, such as a single large rock and tree, against an otherwise empty space. Kang was an accomplished literati...He held a prominent position among painters of the early Joseon Dynasty, but his influence extended into the mid-Joseon Dynasty, as he was a pioneer of the "Zhe school" style which became popular in Korea around the 16th century."--National Museum of Korea website. Note: Yi Dynasty of Korea (also known as the Choson or Joseon Dynasty) 1382-1910. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Kang Hui An 1419-1465 Sage Contemplating the water (detail) Yi Dyn Korea" |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6hq4gpp |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
338603 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hq4gpp |
