Minneapolis Institute of Art

Paired Birds and Flowers

Korea

Date

early 20th century

Medium

Eight-panel folding screen, pigment on cloth, wood, metal

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This charming screen illustrates paired birds amid flowering plants. The birds represent marital happiness and fidelity, while the flowers create a garden paradise. Such screens were commonly used to decorate the women's quarters within traditional Korean households. Families of humble means would hire itinerant painters to render colorful, naive scenes such as those shown here, whereas wealthy families might employ professional painters whose style was more precise and finished. Asia

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