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Canvas - Red and white plum blossoms

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Framed Canvas - Red and White Plum Blossoms from Korea

Spice up your empty walls with this eye-catching framed canvas! This high quality Pine Red and White Plum Blossoms framed canvas comes with rubber bumpers on the back corners and a wall mount for easy hanging of the artwork. In addition, the frame gives the canvas a cool floating effect!

Frame: pine
Frame thickness: 3.18 cm (1.25)
Canvas fabric weight: 344 g/m /- 25g/m (10.15 /- 0.74 oz/yd)
Open back
With rubber buffers on the rear corners
Suspension attached
Blank from the USA

Disclaimers:
- The framed canvases with brown and black frames have a black interior around the canvas and the canvases with white frames have a white interior around the canvas.
- This product is not intended for sanding or cutting doing so creates airborne dust that can cause lung irritation.

canvas without frame

Looking for some flair for your office or home? Your search is over! This canvas print - Red and White Plum Blossoms with vibrant and fade-resistant colors is sure to catch the eye.

1.25 thick polycotton blend canvas fabric
Canvas fabric weight: 344 g/m /- 25 g/m (10.15 /- 0.74 oz./yd.)
Lightfast
Manually stretched over a solid wood stretcher frame
Mounting brackets included
Blank from the USA, Canada, Europe, Great Britain or Australia

The Red and White Plums: A Masterpiece of Korean Joseon Art

  • Alternative title: Hongbaekmaehwa-do ()
  • Nationality/Epoch: Korea, Joseon Dynasty
  • Material: Paper
  • Artist: Jo Hee-ryong (, 17891866)
  • Category: Cultural assets calligraphy and painting general painting
  • Dimensions: Height 124.8cm, Width 46.4cm x 8 panels
  • Collection number: Deoksu 1155

Jo Hee-ryong, a renowned artist of the late Joseon period, displayed exceptional talent in poetry, calligraphy, and painting. Among his numerous works, his depictions of plum blossoms stand out as particularly prolific and celebrated. His passion for this subject was impressively documented in his writings, especially in the Seokwoo Mangnyeonrok.

A Blooming Vision: The Red and White Plums

The Red and White Plums is an exceptional folding screen painting that captures the delicate beauty of plum blossoms in full bloom. The artwork spans eight panels, each depicting interwoven branches laden with bright red and white flowers. These branches move dynamically and fluidly across the picture surface, creating a feeling of movement and liveliness.

This masterpiece draws the viewer's focus from the trees themselves to the blossoms that take center stage. The vibrant red and white flowers symbolize the duality and harmony of nature, conveying a timeless aesthetic celebrated in East Asian art.

The transition to color

In the late Joseon period, the depiction of plum blossoms in Korean painting underwent a significant transformation. Earlier works were mostly monochromatic (Muk-mae, ) and emphasized the simple elegance of the branches. However, under the influence of the vibrant aesthetics of the Qing Dynasty, artists like Jo Hee-ryong began to use color to enrich their representations.

The Red and White Plums embodies this shift, using bold reds and white to bring the blooms to life. The use of color elevates the artwork as it emphasizes the interplay of light and vibrancy over the simplicity of the branches.

A fusion of calligraphy and painting

The inscription by Jo Hee-ryong on the painting reveals his distinctive approach. He noted that his plum blossom paintings were not constrained by traditional painting theories (Hwaron, ) or techniques (Hwabeop, ). Instead, his style was deeply rooted in calligraphy, particularly in the flowing forms of Jeonseu () and Yeseu ().

This merging of artistic disciplines gives the painting a rhythmic quality, as if the blossoms themselves were characters in a poetic script. Jo compared the scattered flowers to "patterns spilled from the Milky Way," or "a swarm of colorful butterflies that have escaped from Mount Nafu ()." Such descriptions emphasize the transcendental beauty of his work, where nature and imagination merge.

A lasting legacy

The Red and White Plums is more than a painting; it is a celebration of the ephemeral beauty of nature and the limitless creativity of the artist. By combining traditional Korean art with Qing Dynasty influences, Jo Hee-ryong created a work that continues to resonate today.

This masterpiece, enshrined under Deoksu 1155, continues to inspire and captivate audiences and provides a glimpse into the rich artistic heritage of the Joseon Dynasty. The vibrant blooms evoke the harmony and beauty found in even nature's most fleeting moments.

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