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CHRYSANTHEMUM AND ROCK ABBOT OF THE SONGGWANGSA
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), 19th MONASTERY, (ACTIVE LATE 20TH 6317
century CENTURY) JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART | 147
Double album leaf, ink and mineral pigments Buddha
on paper; Circa 1976
depicting chrysanthemums issuing from a Hanging scroll, ink on paper, inscribed to Kay
large rocky outcropping, signed "scribbled by E. Black with two seals of the artist
Kyomjae", the pen name of Jeong Seon정선 48 1/4 x 12 3/4in (122.5 x 32.4cm)
鄭敾 (Chong Son, 1676-1759).
19 1/2 x 27in (49.6 x 58.6cm) US$1,000 - 1,500

US$1,000 - 1,500 In the summer of 1976, Kay E. Black was
invited to visit Songgwangsa, one of Korea's
Literature: largest and most famous monasteries, along
Dr. Zo Zayong. Diamond Mountain. Vol 2. with Julia Lee, former wife of Prince Yi Kyu,
Seoul: Emille Museum, 1975, p. 54 and Jon Carter Covell, a well-known art
historian of Japanese paintings. This scroll,
On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 2001- which has a calligraphic depiction of the
2016 Chinese character for Buddha, was inscribed
by the Abbot of the Monastery and presented
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CHONG HAK-SU 丁鶴洙 정학수 (1832-1914)
Rock and grasses and poem
Korean, Joseon dynasty (1392-1897) or
later , late 19th- early 20th century
Ink on paper, mounted on a panel, sealed 人
月雙清 or 인월쌍청 (in hwel ssang cheng) 'man
and moon alike in purity'
55 3/4 x 18in (141.6 x 45.8cm)

US$15,000 - 25,000

The poem can be read as follows:
[抱]笏堪稱戈
摩挲是遇兄
莫云身無用
將有補天功

Wielding the power of civil office can be like
a sword
And so with a deft touch I met you, brother;
Don't say that you're useless
Fate has an important plan for you.

Provenance
Emille Museum, 1975