Asian Art
White Falcon
Permanent ExhibitionPainting
Details
- Author / creator
- Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- Object type
- Painting
- Date or period
- 1500s
- Dimensions summary
- Overall: 86 × 43.2 cm; Box: 8.9 × 7.6 cm
- Maker or workshop
- Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- Period / style
- Joseon dynasty period
- Place of origin
- Korea
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Founder's Endowment, 2024
About this object
The falcon is rendered with highly detailed brushwork, while the surrounding vegetation is depicted with calligraphic lines. This intentional distinction between the carefully managed brushwork of the bird and the expressive treatment of the plants is a key feature of Korean bird-and-flower paintings from the mid-16th and early 17th centuries of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) within an established classical style.
Materials and technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Signature and marks
Prince Wan San here indicates Yi Cheonwoo (1354–1417): 完山府院君白鷹 (“Prince Wan San’s White Falcon”)
