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General Guo Ziyi’s Birthday Banquet
early or mid-1800s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The subject of this folding screen is a banquet in honor of Guo Ziyi (697–781), who is considered one of the greatest generals in Chinese history. He had a long and successful military career as well as a blissful family life. Thus, his image surrounded by his numerous family members symbolize the paragon of success and happiness. Using a wide spectrum of colorful silk threads, the artist colorfully depicts Guo enjoying his full-fledged retirement life.
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- Title: General Guo Ziyi’s Birthday Banquet
- Date Created: early or mid-1800s
- Physical Dimensions: Painting: 60.9 x 30 cm (24 x 11 13/16 in.); Overall framed: 195.2 x 332.4 cm (76 7/8 x 130 7/8 in.)
- Provenance: (Sotheby's, New York, NY, 21 September 2000, lot 442, sold to Joseph Carroll), The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta L. Carroll, MD, New York City, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Textile
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.87
- Medium: Eight-panel folding screen, embroidery on silk
- Original Title: 곽분양행락도(郭汾陽行樂圖)
- Fun Fact: This folding screen is highly likely to have been created by an amateur woman embroiderer.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
- Credit Line: gift of the honorable Joseph P. Carroll, KM, and Roberta Carroll, M.D., in recognition of the contribution of Marjorie Williams to the development of The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Collection: ASIAN - Folding screen
- Accession Number: 2020.87
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