2000.348: Verdant Cliffs at Ku-tam [Tortoise Lake], Tan-yang, probably originally from an album of eight leaves depicting "Eight Views of Tan-yang" [Tan-yang p'al-kyŏng]

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2000.348

People

Traditionally attributed to Chŏng Sŏn (also known as Wŏn-paek ['cha']; Kyŏm-chae ['ho']), Korean (1676 - 1759)

Title

Verdant Cliffs at Ku-tam [Tortoise Lake], Tan-yang, probably originally from an album of eight leaves depicting "Eight Views of Tan-yang" [Tan-yang p'al-kyŏng]

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Dan-yang Gu-dam chang-byeok

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting, hanging scroll

Date

mid 18th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Korea

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Culture

Korean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/174781

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper; with signature purportedly of the artist reading "Wŏn-paek"; with seal purportedly of the artist reading "Wŏn-paek"

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 53.9 x W. 39.5 cm (21 1/4 x 15 9/16 in.)
mounting, including cord and roller ends: H. 165 x W. 67.5 cm (64 15/16 x 26 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: Wŏn-paek; seal: Wŏn-paek

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Private Collection (by 2000), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2000.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift, by exchange

Accession Year

2000

Object Number

2000.348

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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