East Asian Art Reeds and Geese Made in Korea, Asiac. 1925 Kim Jin-Woo, Korean, 1883 - 1950 Ink and color on silk; mounted as a twelve-fold screen Currently not on view 2001-86-1 Purchased with the Hollis Family Foundation Fund and the Henry B. Keep Fund, 2001 |
LabelNine of the twelve panels of this screen contain a distinctive poetic reference to geese. According to the artist's inscription on the last panel, he gave the screen to an elderly friend as a gift. The Korean pronunciation of the characters for "reed" and "old man" are the same (no), as are the words for "geese" and "comfort" (ahn); thus, traditional Korean paintings of reeds and geese represent a wish for a peaceful life in later years. |
