우현 송영방 연꽃과 잉어|牛玄 宋榮邦 蓮鯉圖|Lotus and Carp

Song Yeong-bang

1990 · Eight-panel folding screen; ink and light color on paper · Asian Art

This eight-panel screen by the South Korean painter Song Yeong-bang (b. 1936) depicts a continuous composition of lotus flowers in various stages of bloom. Their large and ornate leaves, dramatically executed in wet splashes of dark and light ink with touches of neutral color, form the focus of the painting, contrasting with the blossoms outlined in pale, dry ink. A group of carp is shown swimming in the water around the plants. The artist’s signature (牛玄: Uhyeon, the artist’s sobriquet) and seal (宋榮邦: Song Yeong-bang) are visible on the lower left of the far left panel.

Artist

Song Yeong-bang

Date

1990

Medium

Eight-panel folding screen; ink and light color on paper

Culture

Korea

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Jungwhe Josephine Moon and Hyun Jun M. Kim Gifts, 2013