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Lot 102
A Korean Six Panel Silgyeong Sansuhwa Landscape Screen
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), late 19th or early 20th century, ink, ink wash, and color on paper, each panel is painted with a scenic mountainous landscape with waterfalls and towering peaks, figures are featured dwarfed by the magnitude and magnificence of these natural settings, inscriptions to the upper left corner of each panel have two artist red seals, these natural sites or scenic spots in Korea were a popular theme in Korean painting since the Goryeo dynasty.

Purchased and remounted in South Korea during the 1970s.


65 1/4 x 119 1/2 x 5/8 in.

The Collection of a Gentleman, North Carolina and South Korea

Each panel with some toning to paper; some areas of discoloration, possibly from water; all panels with some wear and losses to paper, some repainting; most noticeable on first and last panels; fourth panel has some pencil marks to top; fifth panel with a vertical repair to left hand side; remounted.

$3,000 - 5,000