The Ten Symbols of Longevity: An Important Korean Folding Screen in the Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon

by Charles Lachman and Richard Gehrke

The ten symbols of longevity - rocks, water, clouds, sun, pine trees, turtles, deer, cranes, bamboo, and fungus - represent a ubiquitous theme in the Joseon-period (1392-1910) visual culture of Korea. This volume examines a large ten-panel foldingscreen landscape, created by an unknown court artist and intended for use in a Korean palace. Such screens of the ten symbols were often used in a ceremonial capacity for celebrations of the new year, palace...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295986573
• ISBN13: 9780295986579
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.1" x 12.2"