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This image shows and black tree, going from the bottom of the image to the top, with three lines of black text and two red stamps in the upper left corner.

This image shows a black tree growing from the bottom center of the image, extending beyong the top of the image, with three lines of black text and two red stamps in the upper left corner. The tree is darker at the base and gets narrower and lighter as it winds towards the top of the image. There are many, small, forking branches coming from the trunk of the tree all the way up. The black text is arranged into three vertical columns, with the center column longer, and the left and right columns equal in length. The two red stamps are square and directly below the left column of text.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.112
People
Yi Kong-wu, Korean (born 1805)
Title
Branch of an Old Blossoming Plum Tree
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, hanging scroll
Date
mid-second half 19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty to Modern period
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/19217

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper; with artist's inscription, signature, and three seals
Dimensions
H. 115.8 x W. 48.7 cm (45 9/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
mounting: H. 200.7 x W. 69.2 cm (79 x 27 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Kang Collection, New York (2005)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2005.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.112
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/07/2018 - 06/04/2019

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