Flowering Plums and Curio Cabinets

Anonymous, Ch’aekkŏri (nineteenth century). Ink and colors on paper, 198.9 × 39.3 cm (each panel). National Museum of Korea, Seoul.

Anonymous, Ch’aekkŏri (nineteenth century). Ink and color on paper, 119 × 51 cm (each panel). Korean Folk Village.

Yi Hanch’ŏl (Korean, 1812–ca. 1890), Portrait of Yi Haŭng (1812–ca. 1890) (1869). Ink and color on silk, 133.7 × 67.7 cm. Seoul Museum of History.

Anonymous, one panel of Ch’aekkŏri (nineteenth century). Ink and color on paper, 45.3 × 32.5 cm. Private collection.

Anonymous, two panels of Ch’aekkŏri (early twentieth century). Color on paper, 104 × 46.5 cm (each panel). Private collection.

Chang Sŭngŏp (Korean, 1843–1897), Hawks and Pheasants (late nineteenth century). Ink and color on paper, 135.5 × 55 cm.

Chŏn Ki (Korean, 1825–1854), Plum Blossom Studio (1849). Ink and color on paper, 29.4 × 33.3 cm. National Museum of Korea.

Hŏ Taryong (Korean, 1963–), Looking at Plums by Moonlight (2008). Ink and color on paper, 74 × 144 cm. Photograph © Hŏ Taryong.

Im Susik (Korean, 1974–), Ch’aekkado 039 (2013). Hand stitch with pigment ink on hanjii, 130 × 222 cm. Artist collection. Photograph © Im Susik.