Precipitous Rocks (right screen)

This six-panel folding screen presents six individual landscape scenes. The landscapes reflect the so-called Orthodox style that became popular in China in the seventeenth and eigh...

The Chinese have long prized eroded rocks, especially as focal elements in traditional gardens. This grouping is intended to suggest a quiet corner in an urban garden. Although the...

A royal prince, Yi Ha-ŭng was the father of King Ko-chong (r. 1864-1906), the last king of the Chosŏn dynasty (1392-1910). In addition to being an enlightened statesman, Yi was an ...

This six-panel screen depicts a scene in which a variety of folding fans fall into a stream, the fully decorated fans appearing against the gold and now-tarnished silver background...

This album leaf was painted by Pu Ru (1896-1963), a member of the Qing imperial family and a cousin of the last emperor. Known for his exceptionally elegant paintings in classical ...

Although the two screens that comprise their pair can be viewed as separate compositions, they were intended to be viewed together. The two-panel screen on the right depicts a part...

This is the right, two-panel screen from a pair intended to be viewed together as a single composition. It depicts a partial view of a cherry tree trunk, with just a few thin flowe...