id:			159482
accession number:	1996.256
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.256
updated:		2023-03-15 15:46:25.879000

Gibbons in a Landscape, early 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Six-fold screen; ink and color on hemp; painting only: 104.8 x 393.7 cm (41 1/4 x 155 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1996.256

title:				Gibbons in a Landscape
title in original language:	원숭이유희도 (群猿遊戱圖)
series:				
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creation date:			early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1940
current location:		
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
technique:	Six-fold screen; ink and color on hemp
department:	Korean Art
collection:	ASIAN - Folding screen
type:		Painting
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measurements: Painting only: 104.8 x 393.7 cm (41 1/4 x 155 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Old and New in Korean Art (Korean art rotation)
	opening date:   2022-10-28T04:00:00
	<i>Old and New in Korean Art (Korean art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 28, 2022-April 23, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Leighton R. Longhi Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1996
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1996-
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fun fact:
Gibbons were often presented to the Joseon royal court as diplomatic gifts from the Japanese government.

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wall description:
In this folding screen, gibbons playfully interact with each other. In Korean paintings, gibbons were less frequently depicted than in their Chinese and Japanese counterparts. However, they became popular toward the end of the 1800s, possibly due to an influx of Chinese and Japanese decorative arts. Gibbons symbolize good fortune, but as paired with the red autumn foliage, specifically refer to professional success, such as passing the government examination and getting promoted to a higher position. The large ripe peach held by one gibbon bears another symbolic meaning: prosperity and longevity.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Rare Korean Screen Painting, Important Baroque Drawing, Sheeler Drawing Join the Museum Collection,” October 10, 1996, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4074

	<em>Art of Korean Empire: The Emergence of Modern Art </em>[대한제국의 미술-빛의 길을 꿈꾸다]. Seoul: Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2018.
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	<em>Beyond Folding Screens</em> [조선, 병풍의 나라]. Seoul: Amorepacific Museum of Art, 2018.
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	<em>Modern Traditions in Korean Calligraphy and Painting </em>[근대서화]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2019.
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IMAGES

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