Korean Art [030] Painting (017)

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Title Korean Art [030] Painting (017)
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 60, Korean Course A,229
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1978
Subject Art, Korean--Korea--Photographs; Painting, Korean--Korea--Photographs; Gods--Art--Photographs; Longevity--Art--Photographs; Korea; Art; Painting
Keywords Korean culture; Fine arts; Displays; Joseon; Yi; Kim Myong-guk
Spatial Coverage Korea
Description Photograph of Korean painting: "The God of Longevity" by Kim Myong-guk (Korean, active first half of the 17th century), vertical scroll, ink on paper, signature and seals, H: 41 1/2 in., W: 20 7/8 in., Middle Yi dynasty, Collection of Mr. Chun Hyung-pil
Caption on Slide AT 217 "The God of Longevity" by Kim Myong-guk (Korean, active first half of the 17th century), vertical scroll, ink on paper, signature and seals, H: 41 1/2 in. W: 20 7/8 in., Middle Yi dynasty, Collection of Mr. Chun Hyung-pil.
Additional Information Image was scanned from (faded) color slide. Note: Information for this image can be found in catalog (Hathi Trust): Masterpieces of Korean art: exhibition under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Korea, National Gallery Of Art (U.S.), page 157. Note: Yi Dynasty of Korea (also known as the Choson or Joseon Dynasty) 1382-1910. Note: "The figure of the God of Longevity, Susong Noin in Korean, is executed in the "grass" style, which stresses a sparsity in the number of strokes and a limited range of ink tones. Kim Myong-guk was of middle-class birth, became popular at court...Like most artists, he had other names. Among these are Ch'onyo, Yondam and Ch'uong..."--Masterpieces of Korean art: exhibition under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Korea, National Gallery Of Art (U.S.), page 157. Note: Original caption information provided as: "AT 217 Kim Myong-Guk The God of Longevity Chun Hyung-pil Collection"
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6j10m08
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 338928
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j10m08
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