CalligraphyKorean20th century

Fourteen-Character Couplet in Clerical Script (Korean, 'Ye-sŏ'; Chinese, 'Lishu')

probably 19th century

Artists

Sŏ Sŭng-po (also known by sobriquet ['ho']: Kyu-jŏng)Artist

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

One of a pair of hanging scrolls now mounted as the ninth and tenth panels of a ten-panel folding screen; ink on medium-brown-tinted paper; with signature of the artist reading "Kyu-jŏng"; with three seals of the artist reading "Sŏ Sŭng Po In", "Kyu Jŏng", and "Chŏng Chŏng"

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty to Modern period

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

each panel: H. 119.9 x W. 26.4 cm (47 3/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

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