The Korean word for grape, “p’o-to”, is similar in sound with the word for peach, “to,” a traditional symbol of immortality. Thus, the motif on this screen was to convey wishes for a long life to the viewer, as well as make a statement about the owner’s literary and artistic sophistication.
Details
| Artist | Choi Sokhwan, Korean, 1782 - ca.1850 |
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| Date | 1821 |
| Medium | twelve-panel folding screen; ink and watercolor on paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 31 3/4 × 117 5/8 inches (80.6 × 298.8 cm) Overall: 68 7/8 × 128 inches (174.9 cm × 3 m 25.1 cm) Installed (17" wide angles, 20" ends): 69 × 109 inches (175.3 × 276.9 cm) |
| Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase with funds from the Korean Community, New Endowment Fund, Henry Ford II Fund, Benson and Edith Ford Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buhl Ford II Fund, J. Lawrence Buell, Jr. Fund, L. A. Young Fund, and G. Albert Lyon Foundation Fund |
| Accession Number | 1988.62 |
| Department | Asian Art |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Signed | Signed, on bottom of first panel on the right, at left |
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| Marks | Stamps, on bottom of first panel on the right, at left, below signature: [seals] |
| Inscriptions | Inscribed, on bottom of first panel on the right, at right |
Provenance
(Leighton R. Longhi, Inc., New York, New York, USA);
1988-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1988-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Longhi, Leighton R. Forty-five Years in Asian Art. Italy, 2019, pp. 350-351 (fig. 369).