Korean Art [064] Landscape Painting (029)

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Title Korean Art [064] Landscape Painting (029)
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 60, Korean Course A,221
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1978
Subject Chŏng, Sŏn, 1676-1759--Photographs; Art, Korean--Korea--Photographs; Painting, Korean--Korea--Photographs; Scrolls--Korea--Photographs; Poetry--Korea--Photographs; Landscapes--Art--Photographs; Mountains--Art--Photographs; Diamond Mountains (Korea)--Art--Photographs; Korea; Art; Painting; Kŭmgang; Poetry
Keywords Korean culture; Fine arts; Displays; Joseon; Yi; Jeong Seon; Chong Son; Kyŏmja; Gyeomjae; Tongchon; Kŭmgang-san; Kŭmgangsan
Spatial Coverage Korea
Description Photograph of Korean landscape painting
Caption on Slide AT 219 "The Diamond Mountains" (named after Diamond Sutra), vertical scroll painting, ink and color on paper with inscriptions, signature, and seal, H: 51 1/2 in. W: 37 5/16 in., by Chong Son (1676-1759), Middle Yi Dynasty, 1734, collection of Sohn Jai-hyung. See poem translation in Masterpieces of Korean Art, page 161.
Additional Information Image was scanned from (faded) color slide. Note: Similar image can be found on ARTstor. 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.), pages 160-161. Note: "Chŏng Sŏn, also called Kyŏmja (Korean: "Humble Study") (born 1676, Korea-died 1759, Korea), noted painter who was the first Korean artist to depart from the Chinese academic models. He frequently left his studio to paint from direct observation of the world around him. Other Korean artists were soon inspired to follow his example...An extremely diligent man, he is said to have painted daily, well into his 80s."--Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Note: Yi Dynasty of Korea (also known as the Choson or Joseon Dynasty): 1382-1910. Note: Appears to be similar to image with File Name: guelinandriverlilandscape066.
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6gf1bbb
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 339060
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gf1bbb
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