Lotus and Carp / Artist Unknown, Korea
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.202
- Title
- Lotus and Carp
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- six-panel folding screen, ink and color on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia
- Korea
- Creation Place 1
- Asia
- Creation Place 2
- Korea
- Period
- Joseon Period (1392-1910)
- Dimensions
- 58.4 x 217.2 cm (23 x 85 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- screen
- Physical Description
- A six panel folding screen depicting pairs of carp on each of the lower portions of each panel, and lotus blossoms.
- Subject Matter
- The lotus flower, which emerges pristine from muddy surroundings, is the Buddhist symbol of purity, creation, and birth, and it often appears in Buddhist painting, sculpture, and architecture. Pairs of carp, signifying marital harmony and fertility, swim below the water. The Chinese word for lotus is a partial homonym with “harmony” and “union,” suggesting that this screen may have been commissioned for a wedding.
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2014/2.202
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.202/2014_2.202.jpg
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"Lotus and Carp; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.202/2014_2.202.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
