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General Guo Ziyi’s Birthday Banquet
The collection record classifies this work as textile. It is dated early or mid-1800s. Recorded culture or place: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910).
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- Museum title
- General Guo Ziyi’s Birthday Banquet
- Date
- early or mid-1800s
- Culture / origin
- Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- Materials and technique
- Eight-panel folding screen, embroidery on silk
- Dimensions
- Painting: 60.9 x 30 cm (24 x 11 13/16 in.); Overall framed: 195.2 x 332.4 cm (76 7/8 x 130 7/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 2020.87
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The subject of this folding screen is a banquet in honor of Guo Ziyi (697–781), who is considered one of the greatest generals in Chinese history. He had a long and successful military career as well as a blissful family life. Thus, his image surrounded by his numerous family members symbolize the paragon of success and happiness. Using a wide spectrum of colorful silk threads, the artist colorfully depicts Guo enjoying his full-fledged retirement life.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · gift of the honorable Joseph P. Carroll, KM, and Roberta Carroll, M.D., in recognition of the contribution of Marjorie Williams to the development of The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0
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