Location

not on view

Fun Fact

This wintry scenery was mainly painted in monochrome ink, but some details like the rider's horse saddle and the servant's carrier attest the use of light blue pigment.

Description

This wintry vista is a vivid example of idealistic monumental painting: the strong contrasts of ink washes and contouring brush lines; the bold outlining of rock shapes and tree trunks; and the many short, twisting brushstrokes that build up the surfaces of the rocks. Much of the painting’s appeal can be attributed to the dynamic lines and contrasting tonal patterns that lead the viewer’s eye from the lower foreground toward the cold mountain peaks in the distance. In the corner is a seal that reads "Yeoseol," meaning "Snow-Like."

Inscriptions

Inscription

seal reading Nyosetsu in upper right corner.

Provenance

(Kozo Yabumoto, Amagasaki).

Citations

Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2014.

Hong, Sun-pyo. "Understanding and Adopting Chinese Painting in 15th-and-16th-century Korean Art Scene [15ㆍ16세기 조선화단의 중국화 인식과 수용태도]. Misulsa nondan (2008): 49-73. www.dbpia.co.kr

Exquisite and Precious: The Splendor of Korean Art. Seoul: Samsung Museum Leeum, 2015. Reproduced: p. 217, plate 116

McCormick, Sooa Im. "Cross-cultural Dialogues and Misattributions in Early Joseon Period Landscape Paintings." Arts of Asia 48, no. 3(May-June 2018): 78-84. Reproduced: p. 79, fig. 2; p. 84, fig. 13 (detail)

Exhibition history

Nara National Museum, Japan (2/21-3/29/98); Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo (4/28-6/21/98) "Highlights of Asian Painting from The Cleveland Museum of Art" p.77, cat. no. 48

Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 238); June 13, 2013 - January 28, 2014

Leeum, Samsung Museum, Seoul (7/2/2015 - 9/13/2015): "Exquisite and Precious: The Splendor of Korean Art"

Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).

Mountains, Rocks, and Water: Landscape Painting in Asia. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2-December 13, 1987).

Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998).

Exquisite and Precious: The Splendor of Korean Art. Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea (Republic of) (organizer) (July 2-September 13, 2015).

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Winter Landscape

설경산수도 (雪景山水圖)

Yeoseol

Location

Fun Fact

Description

Inscription