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MS 7356 Plates from Korean Games with Notes on the Corresponding Games of China and Japan

Artist:
Kim, Chun-gŭn, active 19th century  Search this
Extent:
22 Color lithographs
Container:
Box 7356
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
Color lithographs
Photomechanical prints
Works of art
Lithographs
Place:
Korea
East Asia
Date:
1886
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of 22 plates removed from Stewart Cullin's Korean Games with Notes on the Corresponding Games of China and Japan (1895). The plates are color lithographs of drawings deposited by Mary A. Shufeldt in the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.

Included are: 1. Court officials in military dress; 2. Korean dancing boy; 3. Hunters on snow shoes; 4. Kite flying; 5. Rope walking; 6. Top spinning; 7. Spade shoveling; 8. See-saw; 9. Swinging; 10. Kicked shuttlecock; 11. Boys playing blind man's bluff; 12. Girls playing blind man's bluff; 13. Girls playing jacks with coins; 14. Bowmaker and archer; 15. Yut [ New Year's game] playing; 16. Dignitaries plying chonggyongdo game; 17. Backgammon; 18. Korean chess; 19. Korean chess; 20. Korean checkers; 21. Dominoes; 22. Gambling.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Variant Title:
Korean games

Mary A. Shefeldt [sic] collection of color reproductions of watercolors of Korean games by Kisan
Related Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds a collection of watercolors by the same artist in Kim Chun-gŭn drawings of Korean life (NAA MS 211195).
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
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Genre/Form:
Photomechanical prints
Works of art
Lithographs
Citation:
MS 7356 Plates from Korean Games with Notes on the Corresponding Games of China and Japan, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS7356
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3121209ef-fea1-4dc8-a351-386e717e4a4d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms7356
Online Media:

Kim Chun-gŭn drawings of Korean life

Artist:
Kim, Chun-gŭn, active 19th century  Search this
Collector:
Shufeldt, Robert Wilson, 1822-1895  Search this
Extent:
98 Drawings (visual works) (ink and watercolor, 5.25 x 7 inches)
Culture:
Koreans  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings (visual works)
Works of art
Drawings
Place:
Korea
East Asia
Date:
before 1886
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of 98 ink and watercolor drawings by the artist Kim Chun-gŭn. The drawings depict various subject including: marriage and funeral rites and ceremonies; hunting and fishing; farming; artisans and crafts; merchants and peddlers; household chores; schooling and education; military and court officials; civil servants; punishments; and musicians and performers. The drawings are titled in Hanja and stamped with the artist's seal.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note:
Kim Chun-gŭn (also known as Kim Jun-geun, Gisan, and Kisan) was a Korean painter specializing in genre scenes illustrating traditional Korean life. His paintings were acquried by many foreign visitors in port areas such as Pusan and Wonsan at the end of 19th and early 20th centuries.

Robert Wilson Shufeldt (1822–1895) was an officer in the United States Navy best known for his negotiation of the 1882 Shufeldt Treaty with Korea. He was commander of the USS Wachusett and USS Ticonderoga, and Consul-General of the United States to Cuba.
Local Numbers:
USNM Accession 38151
Variant Title:
Korean life
Related Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds MS 7356, reproductions of a set of drawings by Kim Chun-gŭn deposited in the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania (cat. 21574) by Mary Shufeldt. The NAA also holds photographs collected by Robert Shufeldt in Photo Lot 97 and Photo Lot 81-64 Robert W. Shufeldt photograph of American Legation in Seoul.

The collection of Chinese, Japanese and Korean objects acquired by USNM from Shufeldt is held by the Department of Anthropology (Accession Number 38151).
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Works of art
Drawings
Citation:
Kim Chun-gŭn drawings of Korean life, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS211195
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Kim Chun-gŭn drawings of Korean life
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b9b05e71-b660-464e-a6a4-e3adb6fc679f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms211195
Online Media:

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