A 'CHAEKGORI' SIX-PANEL SCREEN, JOSEON DYNASTY, WITH 'HIDDEN' ARTIST SEALKorea, 19th century. Ink and watercolors on paper. The six 'Scholar's Accouterments' paintings mounted as a six-panel folding screen depicting an array of books, scrolls, and other items associated with a scholar's studio. With silk brocade mounting, hardwood frame, and metal fittings. The lower section of the first panel from the left, showing a variety of seals, is painted with a hidden artist signature in the form of a seal.Provenance: From the private collection of Professor Filippo Salviati, Rome, Italy. Old inventory number '304' to back. A professor of archeology and art history at the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies at the Sapienza University of Rome, Prof. Salviati has researched and published extensively on Chinese archaic art. The present screen will be featured in an upcoming book by Prof. Salviati about Korean art.Condition: Good original condition with extensive wear, tears, losses, indentations, the fittings also with wear and some dents, nicks, and scratches.Weight: 8.2 kgDimensions: Panel size 178.5 x 43.7 (each), Image size 139.5 x 37.5 cmThe Chinese-style books on screens of the present type are usually depicted closed, stacked in sets wrapped in slipcases. Joseon-dynasty scholars sat on thin cushions on the floor and worked at small, portable desks. Chaekgeori is a Confucian theme, directly related to the scholarly aspiration of the landed gentry, the scholar-officials of the Joseon-dynasty government. Yet, bookstack screens were popular in the homes of commoners, as well, symbolizing the Confucian ideals of education and self-improvement, and perhaps providing inspiration to the family's children. There is literary evidence that this subject became a status symbol after King Jeongjo (reigned 1776-1800) placed one behind his desk in the men's quarters of the palace.Expert's note: Functioning the same way as a signature in Western art, a seal impression on a chaekgeori screen is sometimes included to reveal the painter's identity. It is called a 'hidden' seal due to its discreet placement. Only about 12 works with such a 'hidden' seal are known today.Literature comparison: Compare with a closely related ten-panel folding screen, also signed with a hidden seal, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 2011.37. For a full discussion of Chaekgeori screens, see Kay E. Black and Edward W. Wagner, "Court style Ch'aekkori," in Hopes and Aspirations: Decorative Paintings of Korea, exhibition catalog (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1998), 21-35, and also Black and Wagner, "Ch'aekkori Paintings: A Korean Jigsaw Puzzle," Archives of Asian Art 46 (1993), 63-75.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller (image size 67.3 x 41.6 cm) eight-panel folding screen at Bonhams New York in Fine Japanese and Korean Art on 22 July 2020, lot 1183, sold for USD 16,325, a closely related but smaller (image size 67.3 x 41.6 cm) eight-panel folding screen at Christie's New York in Japanese & Korean Art Including Arts of the Meiji Period on 15 September 2010, lot 721, sold for USD 15,000, and a related but smaller (image size 60 x 35.6 cm) eight-panel screen at Christie's New York in An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese & Korean Art on 25 April 2017, lot 114, sold for USD 15,000.Note that none of these three lots carry a hidden seal.朝鮮王朝彩繪“文房清玩”六折屏風 韓國,十九世紀。紙本設色。六幅“文房清玩“繪畫被裝裱成六折屏風,描繪了一系列文人書房中的書籍、捲軸和其他清玩。採用絲綢錦緞裝幀,硬木框架和金屬配件。左側第一個面板的下方可見一系列印章,藝術家並以印章的形式留下自己的簽名。來源:意大利羅馬Filippo Salviati教授私人收藏。背面可見老收藏標簽號“ 304 ”。Filippo Salviati教授是羅馬大學東亞研究所考古係及藝術史係教授。Salviati教授對中國古代藝術進行了廣泛研究並出版了很多專著。此拍品將出版于Salviati 教授一本關於韓國藝術的書中。圖片:Filippo Salviati 教授 品相:原始狀態良好,有大量磨損、撕裂、損失和壓痕,配件也有磨損以及一些凹痕,缺口和划痕。 重量:8.2 公斤 尺寸:屏風每幅178.5 x 43.7 厘米,畫面每幅139.5 x 37.5 厘米 專家注釋:與西方藝術中的印章功能相同,“文房清玩”屏風中的印章有時也會揭示畫家的身份。由於其謹慎的位置,它被稱為“隱藏”印章。如今,已知作品中大約只有12件帶有這種“隱藏”印章。 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但更小 (畫面67.3 x 41.6 厘米)的八折屏風見紐約邦瀚斯 Fine Japanese and Korean Art 拍賣2020年7月22日 lot 1183, 售價USD 16,325, ;一件相近但更小 (畫面 67.3 x 41.6 厘米) 的八折屏風見紐約佳士得 Japanese & Korean Art Including Arts of the Meiji Period 拍場2010年9月15日 lot 721, 售價USD 15,000, ;一件相近但更小 (畫面 60 x 35.6 厘米) 的八折屏風見紐約佳士得 An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese & Korean Art 拍場2017年4月25日 lot 114, 售價USD 15,000. 請注意這三個拍品都沒有一個“隱藏”的印章。