Thistle, Frog, Snail, Butterfly, and Dragonfly

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1994.93
People: Attributed to Sin Saimdang, Korean (1504 - 1551)
Previously attributed to Yi Am, Korean (active late 16th cent. - early 17th cent.)
Title: Thistle, Frog, Snail, Butterfly, and Dragonfly
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: album leaf, painting
Date: early 17th century
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period: Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture: Korean
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/201049

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: H. 27.4 x W. 20.9 cm (10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition: #046

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: 1994.93
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2019 - 01/08/2020

Verification Level

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1994.93: Thistle, Frog, Snail, Butterfly, and Dragonfly