정해조  오색광율 1302|鄭解朝　五色光律 1302|Rhythm of the Five Color Luster 1302

Chung Haecho

2013 · Ottchil lacquer and hemp · Asian Art

These five vessels relate to the traditional color spectrum obangsaek (오방색). The colors are connected to the cardinal directions and the five elements that are the basis of East Asian cosmology: white (west, metal), black (north, water), yellow (center, earth), red (south, fire), and blue (east, wood). Since lacquer is naturally a deep reddish brown, it cannot be rendered white; in this piece Chung Haecho substituted green.

Artist

Chung Haecho

Date

2013

Medium

Ottchil lacquer and hemp

Culture

Korea

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of the Government of the Republic of Korea, 2021