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General Guo Ziyi’s Birthday Banquet

곽분양행락도[郭汾陽行樂圖]

early or mid-1800s

Korea, Joseon dynasty

(1392–1910)
Medium
Eight-panel folding screen, embroidery on silk
Measurements
Painting: 60.9 x 30 cm (24 x 11 13/16 in.); Overall framed: 195.2 x 332.4 cm (76 7/8 x 130 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
gift of the honorable Joseph P. Carroll, KM, and Roberta Carroll, M.D., in recognition of the contribution of Marjorie Williams to the development of The Cleveland Museum of Art 2020.87
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This folding screen is highly likely to have been created by an amateur woman embroiderer.

Description

The subject of this folding screen is a banquet in honor of Guo Ziyi (697–781), who is considered one of the greatest generals in Chinese history. He had a long and successful military career as well as a blissful family life. Thus, his image surrounded by his numerous family members symbolize the paragon of success and happiness. Using a wide spectrum of colorful silk threads, the artist colorfully depicts Guo enjoying his full-fledged retirement life.
An eight-panel folding screen features embroidery on each panel of people with light skin tones and black hair gathered at a sprawling house complex. Even though each panel is framed by gray-blue, the scene appears continuous across them, the house nestled among trees on a beige background. The fourth panel from the left is the most densely crowded, with people gathering around General Guo Ziyi, a man with a black mustache and beard, seated on a platform.

General Guo Ziyi’s Birthday Banquet

early or mid-1800s

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

See Also

  • Collection
    Asian Folding Screen
  • Department
    Korean Art
  • Type of artwork
    Textile
  • Medium
    Embroidery
  • Credit line
    Gift of the Honorable Joseph P. Carroll, Km, and Roberta Carroll, M.d., In Recognition of the Contribution of Marjorie Williams to the Development of The Cleveland Museum of Art

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