1971.148: Landscape with Towering Cliffs and with Old Trees on a Promontory by a Lake

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1971.148

People

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

Title

Landscape with Towering Cliffs and with Old Trees on a Promontory by a Lake

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting, fan

Date

mid 18th-early 19th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Korea

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Culture

Korean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/202110

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Folding fan painting mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper; with signature purportedly of the artist reading "Kyŏm-chae"; with two seals purportedly of the artist reading "Chŏng Sŏn" and "Wŏn-paek "

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 22.2 x W. 59.6 cm (8 3/4 x 23 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Sylvan Barnet and William C. Burto, Cambridge, MA (by 1971), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1971.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition

#009

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William C. Burto

Accession Year

1971

Object Number

1971.148

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• Art of the Fan: China, Korea, Japan, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/15/1995 - 10/08/1995

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