Golden Rooster and Hen
Colorful and graphic polychrome paintings like this one were popular in the late Joseon period among all classes of society. They were admired both for the auspicious symbolism of their subject matter and for the liveliness of their style.
This work combines two established genres in Korean painting: birds and flowers, and the ten symbols of longevity (sun, mountains, water, rocks, clouds, pine trees, tortoises, cranes, deer, and mushrooms of immortality). A golden rooster perches on a paulownia tree under the sun and clouds. Below, among dramatically splashing waves, a golden hen looks up from a blue-green rock sprouting red mushrooms.
This work combines two established genres in Korean painting: birds and flowers, and the ten symbols of longevity (sun, mountains, water, rocks, clouds, pine trees, tortoises, cranes, deer, and mushrooms of immortality). A golden rooster perches on a paulownia tree under the sun and clouds. Below, among dramatically splashing waves, a golden hen looks up from a blue-green rock sprouting red mushrooms.
Artwork Details
- 작자미상 화조도 조선
- 作者未詳 花鳥圖 朝鮮
- Title: Golden Rooster and Hen
- Artist: Unidentified artist
- Period: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 45 × 18 in. (114.3 × 45.7 cm)
Overall with mounting: 79 × 22 in. (200.7 × 55.9 cm)
Overall with knobs: 79 × 24 3/4 in. (200.7 × 62.9 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1919
- Object Number: 19.103.2
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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