Painting

Object Number:

21574G

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Korean

Provenience:

Korea
Pusan
Choryang

Maker:

Chun-gŭn Kim

Period:

Joseon Dynasty

Date Made:

1886

Early Date:

1886

Late Date:

1886

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Paper
Pigment

Technique:

Watercolor

Iconography:

Bow
Men

Description:

Two men in traditional Korean attire can be seen seated together. The man on the left, han-ryang (한량), which means “unoccupied fellow,” appears to be waiting as the goong-jang-ee or the bow-maker (궁장이) is working on his bow. A title for the piece and an artist seal appear at the top right. There are 22 other watercolor paintings in the collection illustrating Korean games and rendered by the same artist, Gisan (기산) of Choryang, Korea.

Length:

17.3cm

Width:

12.7cm

Bibliography:

[Book] Culin, R. S. 1958. Games of the Orient. : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 64, plate XIV

[Book] Culin, R. S. 1895. Korean Games, with Notes on the Corresponding Games of China and Japan. : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 64, plate XIV

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