Flower and Bird Screen (Hwajodo Byeongpung), 화조도 병풍

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Flower and Bird Screen (Hwajodo Byeongpung), 화조도 병풍

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Title	Flower and Bird Screen (Hwajodo Byeongpung), 화조도 병풍
Subject	10-fold flower and bird screen, depicting pairs of birds amongst flowers including cranes and plum blossom and ducks and lotus flowers
Creator	Unidentified Korean artist
Format	Folding Screen
Type	This ten-panel screen painted on paper mounted on silk.
Description	The ten panel flower and bird screen is painted on paper and mounted on silk. Each panel is unique and depicts pairs of birds, butterflies or deer in a folk-art idiom. The paired creatures symbolise a happy faithful marriage. The screen was probably used in the women's quarters of a late 19th century Korean home. Colour: Multi-coloured
Publisher	Beth McKillop. Korean Art and Design. London: V&A, 1992. 78. Liz Wilkinson. Birds, Bats & Butterflies in Korean Art. London: Sun Tree Publishing, Singapore, 1996. 383998105.
Rights	V&A museum
Accession Number	FE.21-1991
Period	1880-1910 (Joseon Dynasty)
Culture	Korean
Geographic Origin	Korea
Materials	Paper, silk and wood
Dimensions	Height: 136.9cm Width: 422cm Each panel height: 56cm Each panel width: 30cm
Collection	East Asia Collection
Resource URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22452/flower-and-bird-screen-hwajodo-folding-screen-unknown/

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Art, asianpainting, bird, butterfly, flower, Hwajodo 화조도, joseondynasty, korean, koreanfolkart, koreanpainting, lotus, minhwa, pinetree, pomegranate, rock, symbol