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Landscape of the Seasons
Yi Sang-Beom1943
University of Michigan Museum of Art
Ann Arbor, United States
Details
- Title: Landscape of the Seasons
- Creator: Yi Sang-Beom
- Creator Lifespan: 1899/1978
- Creator Nationality: Korean
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date Created: 1943
- Location: Korean Peninsula
- Physical Dimensions: w468 x h198.12 x d2 mm (work)
- Label Copy: This large ten-panel screen depicts the passage of seasons in the mountains. The landscape is read from right to left, beginning with two panels showing budding trees on mountains and rivers obscured by spring mist. The next three panels depict the lush greenery of summer, followed by three contrasting panels of colorful autumn leaves. The year ends with the last two panels, which show winter’s desolate snow-capped peaks. Poetic inscriptions appropriate to each season enhance the views. Yi was born poor in South Chungcheong Province but studied free of charge as a youth under An Chung-sik (1861–1919), a member of the last generation of Korean court artists who painted landscapes in the Chinese manner as well as “true-views” of actual Korean scenery. Yi collaborated and prospered during the Japanese occupation of Korea, and elements of Japanese Nihonga painting—such as soft coloring, atmospheric washes, and delicate contours—may be seen in this work. Although the scenes depicted are unspecific and rendered with traditional “axe-cut” brushstrokes, Yi’s affection for his native landscape and his emphasis on capturing its spirit through the seasons is also apparent.
- Type: Painting
- External Link: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.10/2007_2_10.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=thumbnail;resnum=1;sel9=ic_exact;size=20;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_an;select1=starts;q1=2007%2F2.10
- Medium: Ten fold screen; ink and color on paper
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