Rhythm of the Five Color Luster 1302
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.
Artwork Details
- 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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