Kim Chun-gŭn drawings of Korean life
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: USNM Accession 38151
label: Variant Title
content: Korean life
name: label: Artist
content: Kim, Chun-gŭn, active 19th century
label: Collector
content: Shufeldt, Robert Wilson, 1822-1895
place: label: Place
content: Korea
label: Place
content: East Asia
creator: label: Artist
content: Kim, Chun-gŭn, active 19th century
label: Collector
content: Shufeldt, Robert Wilson, 1822-1895
culture: label: Culture
content: Koreans
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content: Kim Chun-gŭn drawings of Korean life
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Kim Chun-gŭn (also known as Kim Jun-geun, Gisan, and Kisan) was a Korean painter specializing in genre scenes illustrating traditional Korean life. His paintings were acquried by many foreign visitors in port areas such as Pusan and Wonsan at the end of 19th and early 20th centuries.

Robert Wilson Shufeldt (1822–1895) was an officer in the United States Navy best known for his negotiation of the 1882 Shufeldt Treaty with Korea. He was commander of the USS Wachusett and USS Ticonderoga, and Consul-General of the United States to Cuba.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 98 Drawings (visual works) (ink and watercolor, 5.25 x 7 inches)
unitdate: label: Date
content: before 1886
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The drawings were collected by Robert Wilson Shufeldt at Ch'oryang (near Pusan), South Kyŏngsang Province, 1886.  They were deposited by Shufeldt in the United States National Museum as part of a larger collection of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art. USNM purchased the collection from Shufeldt's daughter, Mary A. Shufeldt, in 1901 (accession 38151).

The drawings were transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropologival Archives by Chang-su Houchins, March 1983.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS211195
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings (visual works)
label: Type
content: Works of art
label: Type
content: Drawings
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Data and translations furnished by Chang-su Houchins, of the Department of Anthropology.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Works of art
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of 98 ink and watercolor drawings by the artist Kim Chun-gŭn.  The drawings depict various subject including: marriage and funeral rites and ceremonies; hunting and fishing; farming; artisans and crafts; merchants and peddlers; household chores; schooling and education; military and court officials; civil servants; punishments; and musicians and performers.  The drawings are titled in Hanja and stamped with the artist's seal.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The National Anthropological Archives holds MS 7356, reproductions of a set of drawings by Kim Chun-gŭn deposited in the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania (cat. 21574) by Mary Shufeldt.  The NAA also holds photographs collected by Robert Shufeldt in  Photo Lot 97 and Photo Lot 81-64 Robert W. Shufeldt photograph of American Legation in Seoul.

The collection of Chinese, Japanese and Korean objects acquired by USNM from Shufeldt is held by the Department of Anthropology (Accession Number 38151).