Thursday, December 1, 2011

Cats in Garden Art part 1


This is the first in a series of cats in gardens portrayed by artist throughout the ages.
The garden cat above is "Gukjeong chumyo" (Autumn cat in a garden with chrysanthemum) painted by Byeon Sang-byeok. Thought to date from 1730.

There is something very intriguing about this cat's face. Why do you think he is smiling?
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  1. Rebecca HedreenDecember 4, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Thanks so much for posting this! It led us to identify a print that my mother has had for years by a different Korean artist, Kim Du-ryang, the "Scratching Dog". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Du-ryang
    (Similar style, which led to Korean "animal paintings" and poof! there it was! Ah, the magic of the Internet!)

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  2. WashingtonGardenerDecember 4, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Yay, Rebecca - alway a good feeling to be part of solving a mystery.

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