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A yellow, brown, and black painted ink image of an old man sitting by a shore line with water next to it. Behind him is a man standing and holding a staff, both are dressed in robes. Above them are tall, angular branches with leaves on them.

The painted ink image shows two people at the center by a shoreline. The paper is yellow and the ink is dark brown and black. One of the people is an old man dressed in a robe with a white beard. He is sitting and looking out to the water on the right side. Behind him is a young man who is also dressed in a robe and is standing while holding a long stick. He is looking to the left side. On the right side of the image are organic shapes that are speckled. Above them, coming from the left side of the image, are angular branches that are covered in leaves. The paper is a mustard yellow color.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1994.96
People
Traditionally attributed to Yi Chŏng [Yi Jeong], Korean (born 1583 )
Title
Gentleman Seated on a Lakeside Rock under a Pine Tree while an Attendant Holds His Staff
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, album leaf
Date
first half 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/200556

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Album leaf; ink on silk flecked with gold
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 31.8 x W. 22.8 cm (12 1/2 x 9 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Nelson Goodman (1906-1998), Newton, MA (by 1994), sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1994.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Louise Haskell Daly Fund and through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
1994
Object Number
1994.96
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, 12/01/2016 - 06/09/2017; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/10/2022 - 06/04/2023

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