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Birds, Animals, and Still-lifes

late 19th century
Not on view
Jang Seung-eop is arguably the most famous nineteenth-century Joseon court painter. This eight-panel folding screen incorporates images from three painting genres—bird and flower, animals, and still-lifes. In Korea, this type of still-life painting called “pictures of vessels and branches” (gimyeong jeoljido, 기명절지도 器皿折枝圖) emerged in the nineteenth century and Jang was the most proficient artist of the genre. The screen exemplifies the artist’s characteristically loose, free brushwork, along with the constrained and sensitive application of ink and color washes to articulate details of flora and fauna. The theme and authorship are provided by a title slip on the back of the first panel and two of the artist’s seals on the eighth panel.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 화조영모화
  • 花鳥翎毛畵
  • Title: Birds, Animals, and Still-lifes
  • Artist: Jang Seung-eop (장승업 張承業, sobriquet: Owon 오원 吾園) (Korean, 1843–1897)
  • Period: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
  • Date: late 19th century
  • Culture: Korea
  • Medium: Eight-panel folding screen; ink and color on panel
  • Dimensions: Image (each panel): 51 3/16 × 12 1/16 in. (130 × 30.7 cm)
    Overall with mounting: 78 3/8 in. × 11 ft. 11 3/8 in. (199 × 364.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Yoonsoo Choi, 2026
  • Object Number: 2026.527.1
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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