Rhythm of the Five Color Luster 1302

2013

Not on view

These five vessels relate to the traditional color spectrum obangsaek (오방색). The colors are connected to the cardinal directions and the five elements that are the basis of East Asian cosmology: white (west, metal), black (north, water), yellow (center, earth), red (south, fire), and blue (east, wood). Since lacquer is naturally a deep reddish brown, it cannot be rendered white; in this piece Chung Haecho substituted green.

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정해조  오색광율 1302
鄭解朝　五色光律 1302
Title: Rhythm of the Five Color Luster 1302
Artist: Chung Haecho (Korean, born 1945)
Date: 2013
Culture: Korea
Medium: Ottchil lacquer and hemp
Dimensions: Each: 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (12 × 12 × 12 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit Line: Gift of the Government of the Republic of Korea, 2021
Object Number: 2021.432a‒e
Rights and Reproduction: © Chung Haecho
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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