id: 153664 accession number: 1987.187 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.187 updated: 2020-05-20 09:02:35.700000 Snowscape with Figures, 1584. Kim Si (Korean, 1524-1593). Hanging scroll, ink on silk; painting only: 53 x 67.3 cm (20 7/8 x 26 1/2 in.); overall: 148.6 x 90.2 cm (58 1/2 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1987.187 title: Snowscape with Figures title in original language: 한림제설도 (寒林霽雪圖) series: series in original language: creation date: 1584 creation date earliest: 1584 creation date latest: 1584 current location: creditline: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund copyright: --- culture: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) technique: hanging scroll, ink on silk department: Korean Art collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Kim Si (Korean, 1524-1593) - artist --- measurements: Painting only: 53 x 67.3 cm (20 7/8 x 26 1/2 in.); Overall: 148.6 x 90.2 cm (58 1/2 x 35 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: The inscription (款識) on the upper left corner reads as following: 萬曆甲申秋養松居士爲安士確作寒林霽雪圖. The painter's seal (朱文方印) printed reads as following: 金禔季綏 translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Year in Review for 1987 opening date: 1988-02-24T05:00:00 The Year in Review for 1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988). title: Scholar's Studio opening date: 1989-09-26T04:00:00 Scholar's Studio. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 26-December 31, 1989). title: The Treasure Exhibition of the Former Era of Choson Dynasty - Looking for Great Cultural Legacy II opening date: 1996-12-13T00:00:00 The Treasure Exhibition of the Former Era of Choson Dynasty - Looking for Great Cultural Legacy II. Ho-am Art Museum, Seoul, Korea (December 13, 1996-February 11, 1997). title: Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art opening date: 1998-02-21T00:00:00 Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 238). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 13, 2013-January 28, 2014). * The Treasure Exhibition of the Former Era of Choson Dynasty - Looking for Great cultural Legacy II. Ho-Am Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea. (December 13, 1996-February 11, 1997). fig. 36, 37 pp. 66-67. --- PROVENANCE (Shagoro Yabumoto, Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) date: ?-1987 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1987-present date: 1987- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: As a notable scholar-painter, Kim Si also excelled in other subjects besides landscapes, including figures and animals. digital description: wall description: This scroll is a rare surviving example of early Joseon-period painting. The names of the painter, Kim Si, the patron, the date, and title of the painting are all inscribed. Kim Si was a member of the literati-high ranking or aristocratic men who eschewed court life to focus on literary and artistic pursuits. This decision was often made in response to the strife of politics at court, and Kim Si was no exception. His father, Kim Anro (1481-1537), was at one time the highest ranking court official in Korea, but was executed after years of political struggles. Kim Si pulled away from the court and spent his life doing calligraphy, painting, and reading. This image of a solitary scholar in his studio surrounded by trees and snow-covered mountains is reflective of the literati desire for a life devoted to art and poetry. In the painting, a scholar watches a visitor approaching by boat, while travelers depart from his studio on foot by the back gate. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Jungmann, Burlind. Pathways to Korean Culture: Paintings of the Joseon Period (1392–1910). Londres, Reaktion Books Ltd., 2014. page number: url: Hong, Sun-pyo. "Understanding and Adopting Chinese Painting in 15th-and-16th-century Korean Art Scene [15ㆍ16세기 조선화단의 중국화 인식과 수용태도]. Misulsa nondan (2008): 49-73. page number: url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE01351988 Cleveland Museum of Art, and Michael R. Cunningham. Masterworks of Asian Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art; New York: Thames and Hudson, 1998. page number: Reproduced: p. 241 url: Tōyō kaiga no seika: tokubetsuten: Kurīvurando Bijutsukan no korekushon kara [東洋絵画の精華 : 特别展: クリーヴラント美術館のコレクションから = Highlights of Asian painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art]. Japan: Nara National Museum, 1998. page number: Reproduced: pp. 78-79 url: McCormick, Sooa Im. "Cross-cultural Dialogues and Misattributions in Early Joseon Period Landscape Paintings." Arts of Asia 48, no. 3 (May-June 2018): 78-84. page number: Reproduced: p. 80, fig. 3 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1987.187/1987.187_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1987.187/1987.187_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1987.187/1987.187_full.tif