Artist · 9 prints
Korean chaekgeori painter (unidentified) Prints
About Chaekgeori
Chaekgeori, meaning "books and things", is a Korean still-life painting of books and scholars' objects, usually painted on a folding screen. The genre emerged at the Joseon court in the late 18th century under King Jeongjo (r. 1776–1800), who displayed a book screen behind his throne. Court painters used trompe l'oeil to give the illusion of depth, and some screens show books on painted bookshelves, a type known as chaekgado.
From the court, chaekgeori spread to the homes of elite scholars and then to ordinary households, and it remained popular into the early 20th century. Typical objects include books, brushes, ceramics, bronzes, fruit and flowers. The 19th-century court painter Yi Hyeong-nok, also known as Yi Eungrok, is one of the best-known specialists, and he placed his seal inside his paintings. Chaekgeori screens are held by the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and the Musée Guimet in Paris.
Korean chaekgeori prints: reproductions of Joseon-dynasty paintings of books and scholars' objects by unidentified Korean painters. The collection includes Chaekgeori (Books and Scholar's Objects) (1800), Munja-Chaekgeori Screen (Character-Books Screen), Chaekgeori (Grey-Violet Bookshelves), Chaekgeori (Books on Blue Shelves) and Chaekgeori (Books and Brush Pots).
Our selection includes bookshelf paintings, such as Grey-Violet Bookshelves and Books on Blue Shelves, and paintings of books with brush pots and other scholar's objects, such as Books and Scholars' Possessions and Scholar's Accoutrements. The Munja-Chaekgeori screen combines books with written characters. Together the works show how painters arranged ordinary objects of study into ordered, decorative patterns.
These prints suit studies, libraries, home offices and reading corners, and several panels can be hung side by side like a screen. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
